Where does “sombreness” come from?
sombreness (English) comes from English sombre, from French sombre, from Old French sombre, from Old French sombrer, from Vulgar Latin subumbrare, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
sombreness (English): Alternative spelling of somberness
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of somberness
Ancestry of “sombreness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sombre | Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit; Dull or dark in... |
| 2 | French | sombre | dark; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old French | sombre | — |
| 4 | Old French | sombrer | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | subumbrare | to shadow |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |