Where does “negri” come from?
negri (Italian) comes from Italian negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
negri (Italian): masculine plural of negro
Definitions
- masculine plural of negro
Ancestry of “negri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | negro | black; negro; nigger |
| 2 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |