Where does “sumbulere” come from?
sumbulere (Chichewa) comes from Swahili shumburere, from Portuguese sombreiro, from Old Portuguese sombreiro, from Old Portuguese -eiro, from Latin -arium, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sumbulere (Chichewa): umbrella
Ancestry of “sumbulere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | shumburere | sombrero; umbrella |
| 2 | Portuguese | sombreiro | sombrero; a flowering plant species in the genus... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | sombreiro | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -eiro | -eer |
| 5 | Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 6 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |