Assertion: nigger | /r/HasProperty | derived
Facets:
value: from a northern english word—‘neger’—that
type: OTHER
value: from “negro”
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Leading etymologists believe that “nigger” was derived from an English word “neger” that was itself derived from “Negro”, the Spanish word for black.
text: And Other Considerations,” the history of “nigger” is explored: Leading etymologists believe that nigger was derived from a Northern English word—‘neger’—that was itself derived from ‘Negro,’ the Spanish word for black” (86).