Nigricant
/ˈnɪɡrɪkənt/noun
Becoming black or dark; blackish.
Did you know?Nigricant comes from Latin nigricāre, and that same ancient dark-root also gave English words like negro and the scientific name Niger, all circling the idea of blackness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
[?25hnok- / neig-
“A root associated with blackness or darkness.”
Latin
Latin
niger
“Black, dark, or dusky.”
Latin
Latin
nigricāre
“To become black, turn blackish.”
Late Latin
Latin
nigricant-
“Blackening, becoming dark.”
Modern English
English
nigricant
“Darkening or blackish.”
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