Where does “noir” come from?
noir (Old French) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
noir (Old French): black; black; having a black color
Definitions
- black; black; having a black color
Ancestry of “noir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “noir”