Where does “umbra” come from?

Umbra comes from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-, a root of uncertain ultimate meaning.

umbra (English): The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by...

Definitions

  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by...

Ancestry of “umbra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
2Old Latinomra
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-

Words derived from “umbra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-
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