Where does “Negri” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Negri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegrimasculine plural of negro
2Italiannegroblack; negro; nigger
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Italian negro →
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