Where does “carinegro” come from?

carinegro (Spanish) comes from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

carinegro (Spanish): black-faced

Definitions

  1. black-faced

Ancestry of “carinegro”, step by step

carinegro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish negro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
2Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
3Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Spanish cara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaraface; gall, nerve; side
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →