Where does “negrilică” come from?

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

negrilică (Romanian): black cumin, nigella (Nigella sativa)

Definitions

  1. black cumin, nigella (Nigella sativa)

Ancestry of “negrilică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegrublack; dirty, grimy; black person
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Romanian negru →
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