Where does “Negro” come from?

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

Negro (Tagalog): an African, especially those of sub-Saharan...

Definitions

  1. an African, especially those of sub-Saharan...

Ancestry of “Negro”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Latin niger →