Where does “negra” come from?

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

negra (Spanish): feminine singular of negro; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of negro; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “negra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “negra”

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