Where does “negriero” come from?

negriero (Italian) comes from Italian negro, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negriero (Italian): slave, proslavery; slaver, slave driver,...

Definitions

  1. slave, proslavery; slaver, slave driver,...

Ancestry of “negriero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegroblack; negro; nigger
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Italian negro →