nigellus

Latin

Etymology

Cf. niger (“black”).

Adjective

nigellus

somewhat black

Descendants

Catalan: niell, niella
English: Nigel, nigella, niello
French: nielle, nigelle
Italian: niello, nigella
Norman: nêle

Portuguese: nigelo, nigela
Romanian: neghină
Sardinian: niedhu, nigedhu
Sicilian: niella
Spanish: neguilla

References

nigellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
nigellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
nigellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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