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Etymology of the Italian word negro

the Italian word negro
derived from the Latin word niger (black; black, dark; unlucky)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nekʷ-t-
derived from the Latin word ater (black, dark; dark-colored; deadly, terrible, grisly)

Derivations in Italian

negreggiare, negrettino, negride, negrità, negriero, negretto, negrezza, negroide, pannegro, negrore, negrara, annegrare

Cognates

Dutch neger, English negro, French noir, French nègre, German Neger, Icelandic negri, Lithuanian negras, Russian нeгp, Spanish negro, Swedish neger



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