Where does “nigrithorax” come from?

nigrithorax (Latin) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nigrithorax (Latin): having a black thorax

Definitions

  1. having a black thorax

Ancestry of “nigrithorax”, step by step

nigrithorax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Niger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Latin thōrax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthōraxchest, thorax
2Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →