Where does “bumbershoot” come from?

bumbershoot (English) comes from English umbrella, from Italian ombrella, from Late Latin umbrella, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

bumbershoot (English): An umbrella, especially when seen as a...

Definitions

  1. An umbrella, especially when seen as a...

Ancestry of “bumbershoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumbrellaCloth-covered frame used for protection against...
2Italianombrellaumbrella; The shady foliage of a tree; umbel
3Late Latinumbrella—
4Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
5Old Latinomra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →Every word from Old Latin omra →Every word from Latin umbra →