It is often assumed , without evidence , that LOCATION@1 derives from the Latin word for `` black '' , niger , but it would have been more likely for the MISC@1 explorers who first wrote this name on their maps to have used the MISC@1 word , negro , as they did elsewhere in the world .

Many people think that it comes from the Latin word for `` black '' , niger , but there is no evidence for this , and MISC@1 explorers would probably have used their own word -LRB- negro -RRB- on their maps .
