Where does “nigritarsis” come from?

nigritarsis (Latin) comes from Latin Tarsus, from Ancient Greek Ταρσός, from Proto-Finnic tarša.

nigritarsis (Latin): black-footed, black-toed

Definitions

  1. black-footed, black-toed

Ancestry of “nigritarsis”, step by step

nigritarsis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Tarsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTarsusTarsus, Cilicia
2Ancient GreekΤαρσόςTarsus
3Proto-Finnictarša—

via Latin Niger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Finnic tarša →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταρσός →Every word from Latin Tarsus →