Where does “nèg” come from?
nèg (Louisiana Creole) comes from French un, from Middle French un, from Old French un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nèg (Louisiana Creole): (a) Black person, (a) Negro
Definitions
- (a) Black person, (a) Negro
Ancestry of “nèg”, step by step
nèg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | un | an, a; one |
| 2 | Middle French | un | a, an; one |
| 3 | Old French | un | a, an; one |
| 4 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 5 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via French nègre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 2 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 3 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |