Where does “nigrescens” come from?
nigrescens (Latin) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nigrescens (Latin): blackening, darkening; blackish
Definitions
- blackening, darkening; blackish
Ancestry of “nigrescens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “nigrescens”