Where does “negão” come from?

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

negão (Portuguese): a black man (especially a dark-skinned one)

Definitions

  1. a black man (especially a dark-skinned one)

Ancestry of “negão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegonigga; a lover, especially, though not...
2Portuguesenegroblack; black; negro; black in colour
3Old Portuguesenegroblack
4LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old Portuguese negro →
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