Where does “negru” come from?
negru (Romanian) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
negru (Romanian): black; dirty, grimy; black person
Definitions
- black; dirty, grimy; black person
Ancestry of “negru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
Words derived from “negru”