niger-, nigri-, negr-
(Latin: the color black)
The word "negro" comes from Latin neger through French négre and Spanish and Portuguese negro.
denigrate
denigrated
denigrates
denigrating
denigration
denigrative
denigrator
dignigratory
negress
negrine
A resemblance to or like negroes.
negritic
negrito
negro
negroid
negrophila
Other related "dark; shadow, shade; black" units:
lygo-;
melan-;
nocti-;
nycti-;
scoto-;
skio-;
umbra-.
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