Origin: It < VL *nigellum < L nigellus, somewhat black, dark < niger, black
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See niello in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ni·el·li (-ĕlˈē) or ni·el·los
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Origin: Italian
Origin: , from Medieval Latin nigellum
Origin: , from neuter of Latin nigellus
Origin: , diminutive of niger, black; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots
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