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
sombreness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sombre
| 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 | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |