Negr

Morpheme

Negr

Type

bound base

Denotation

black

Etymology

Spanish and Portuguese negro; Latin nigrum, from niger

Evidence

antinegro, benegro, negress, negrification, negrify, negritude, negro, Negrobilia, negrodom, negroes, negrofication, negrofy, negrohead, Negrohood, negroid, negroish, negroism, negroization, negroize, negrolatry, negrolike, negrophile, negrophilia, negrophiliac, negrophilic, negrophilism, negrophilist, negrophobic, negros

Notes

<Negr + -o> and related words now largely historical and/or offensive
negro and noir are doublets

See Also

Nigr, Noir, Nigell, Nielle