Where does “Calnegru” come from?

Calnegru (Romanian) comes from Romanian cal, from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

Ancestry of “Calnegru”, step by step

Calnegru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancalhorse; knight
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via Romanian negru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegrublack; dirty, grimy; black person
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballus →