Where does “nigrum” come from?

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

nigrum (Latin): masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...

Definitions

  1. masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...

Ancestry of “nigrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nigrum”

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