Where does “nerazzurro” come from?
nerazzurro (Italian) comes from Italian nero, from Italian -astro, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.
nerazzurro (Italian): blue-black
Ancestry of “nerazzurro”, step by step
nerazzurro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian nero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | nero | black; black colour; fascist, the extreme right |
| 2 | Italian | -astro | used to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster |
| 3 | Latin | -astrum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -aster | pater + API → patraster |
via Italian azzurro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | azzurro | light blue, azure, sky blue; in or of an Italian... |
| 2 | Latin | lazulum | heaven, sky |
| 3 | Arabic | لازورد | lapis lazuli; azure |
| 4 | Classical Persian | لاجورد | — |
Words derived from “nerazzurro”