Where does “umbrellabird” come from?

umbrellabird (English) comes from English umbrella, from Italian ombrella, from Late Latin umbrella, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

umbrellabird (English): A bird in the genus "Cephalopterus", found in...

Definitions

  1. A bird in the genus "Cephalopterus", found in...

Ancestry of “umbrellabird”, step by step

umbrellabird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English umbrella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumbrellaCloth-covered frame used for protection against...
2Italianombrellaumbrella; The shady foliage of a tree; umbel
3Late Latinumbrella—
4Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
5Old Latinomra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—

via English bird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →