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