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Where does “sombreja” come from?

sombreja (Dalmatian) comes from Vulgar Latin subumbrare, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sombreja (Dalmatian): shade

Definitions

  1. shade

Ancestry of “sombreja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsubumbrareto shadow
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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