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Where does “umbrage” come from?

Umbrage comes from Middle French ombrage, from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbraticus, a derivative of Latin umbra meaning shadow.

umbrage (English): A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by...

Definitions

  1. A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by...

Ancestry of “umbrage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchombrageumbrage
2Old Frenchombrageshady
3Latinumbrāticus—
4Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →