Where does “negritudine” come from?
negritudine (Italian) comes from English negritude, from French négritude, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
negritudine (Italian): negritude
Definitions
- negritude
Ancestry of “negritudine”, step by step
negritudine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English negritude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | negritude | The fact of being of black African descent,... |
| 2 | French | négritude | negritude |
| 3 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 4 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 5 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Italian negro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | negro | black; negro; nigger |