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Where does “nero” come from?

nero (Italian) comes from Italian -astro, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

nero (Italian): black; black colour; fascist, the extreme right

Definitions

  1. black; black colour; fascist, the extreme right

Ancestry of “nero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-astro
2Latin-astrum—
3Latin-asterpater + API → patraster

Words derived from “nero”

  • nereggiamento
  • nerastro
  • annerire
  • nerezza
  • annerimento
  • rossonero
  • totonero
  • nereggiare
  • Mano Nera
  • nera
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