Where does “ombroŝminko” come from?
ombroŝminko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ombro, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
ombroŝminko (Esperanto): eye shadow
Ancestry of “ombroŝminko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ombro | shadow |
| 2 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 3 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |