Where does “niger” come from?

niger (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

niger (Latin): wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened

Definitions

  1. wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened

Ancestry of “niger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “niger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →