Where does “gualdinegro” come from?

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

gualdinegro (Spanish): gold and black

Definitions

  1. gold and black

Ancestry of “gualdinegro”, step by step

gualdinegro 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 gualdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgualdogolden yellow
2Proto-Germanic*waizdazwoad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →