Where does “noiret” come from?

noiret (Old French) comes from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

noiret (Old French): blackish

Definitions

  1. blackish

Ancestry of “noiret”, step by step

noiret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchetand
2Latinetand; plus; though, even if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Old French noir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnoirblack; black; having a black color
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “noiret

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe