Where does “umbrous” come from?

umbrous (English) comes from English umber, from Middle French ombre, from Old French umbre, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

umbrous (English): shadowy, or relating to shadows

Definitions

  1. shadowy, or relating to shadows

Ancestry of “umbrous”, step by step

umbrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English umber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumberA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which...
2Middle Frenchombreumber
3Old FrenchumbreAlternative form of onbre
4Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
5Old Latinomra
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-

via English umbra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumbraThe fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-
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