Where does “nego” come from?

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

nego (Portuguese): nigga; a lover, especially, though not...

Definitions

  1. nigga; a lover, especially, though not...

Ancestry of “nego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegroblack; black; negro; black in colour
2Old Portuguesenegroblack
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nego”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old Portuguese negro →