Where does “înnegri” come from?

înnegri (Romanian) comes from Romanian negru, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

înnegri (Romanian): to blacken

Definitions

  1. to blacken

Ancestry of “înnegri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegrublack; dirty, grimy; black person
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “înnegri”

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