Etymograph

English

nigrine

Nigrine comes from Latin niger ‘black’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEniger1‘black’
  2. Englishtodaynigrine1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English nigrine

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnigerWiktionary, English nigrine‘black’
  2. EnglishtodaynigrineWiktionary, English nigrine

The story

Latin niger (‘black’): compare French nigrine.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts ‘night’

nights, nightly, 25 more

through Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- ‘bare, naked’

night, naked, nude, gymnastics, negro, nocturnal, gymnasium, gymnast, naga, actin, nox, nocturne, nudism, 49 more

through Latin niger ‘black’

noir, niger, nigger, denigrate, nigella, negroni, 16 more

Today it means

noun A black ferruginous variety of rutile, or a compound of rutile and ilmenite.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “nigrine”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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