Where does “nigricollis” come from?

nigricollis (Latin) comes from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

nigricollis (Latin): having a black neck or stem

Definitions

  1. having a black neck or stem

Ancestry of “nigricollis”, step by step

nigricollis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin collum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
2Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Latin niger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -isEvery word from Latin -a