English
Río Negro
Río Negro comes from Spanish Río Negro.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentRío Negroliterally ‘black river’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentRío Negroliterally ‘black river’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Spanish Río Negro (literally “black river”).
Every English word from Spanish Río Negro
Today it means
name A province in central Argentina. Capital: Viedma.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Río Negro / Río Negro