Where does “negri” come from?

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

negri (Romanian): nominative/accusative masculine plural of negru;...

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of negru;...

Ancestry of “negri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “negri”

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