Where does “negro” come from?

negro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

negro (Old Portuguese): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “negro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “negro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →