Where does “umber” come from?
Umber derives from Middle French ombre, from Old French umbre, from Latin umbra meaning shadow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
umber (English): A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which...
Definitions
- A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which...
Ancestry of “umber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ombre | umber |
| 2 | Old French | umbre | Alternative form of onbre |
| 3 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 4 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |
Words derived from “umber”