Etymology

homo negronus

Today it means: A supposed taxonomic species to which dark-skinned people belong. Full definition →

Latin homō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromhomō“human being”
  2. English todayhomo negronus

A pseudo-Latinism. Latin homō (“human being”) + negro, made to resemble a Latin adjective, cf. Homo erectus.

Words from the same roots

Latinhomō all →

humanehomagehomophobiaombrehomiformhomininhominizationhomo sapiens

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.