Etymology of the Latin word nigrescere
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)
Derivations in Latin
nigrescens,
nigricireDerivations in other languages
Spanish
negrecerUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
