Etymology of the English word nigrescent
the English word
nigrescentderived from the Latin word
nigrescensderived from the Classical Latin word
nigrescere (become black, grow dark)
derived from the Latin word
niger (black; black, dark; unlucky)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nekĘ·-t-derived from the Latin word
ater (black, dark; dark-colored; deadly, terrible, grisly)
Date
The earliest known usage of nigrescent in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
