Etymograph

English

Nigger

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

A blend of Niger + nigger

Latin Niger

English Niger

Latin niger ‘black’

Spanish negro ‘black’

Middle French nègre ‘a black person’

English nigger

Today it means

name A given name for a black pet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Nigger