Where does “ニグロ” come from?
ニグロ (Japanese) comes from English Negro, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
ニグロ (Japanese): negro, the racial category of persons typically of African ancestry or a person of that race
Definitions
- negro, the racial category of persons typically of African ancestry or a person of that race
Ancestry of “ニグロ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Negro | A black person; a person of sub-Saharan African... |
| 2 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 3 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |