Where does “assombrir” come from?

assombrir (French) comes from French sombre, from Old French sombre, from Old French sombrer, from Vulgar Latin subumbrare, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

assombrir (French): to darken, make gloomy

Definitions

  1. to darken, make gloomy

Ancestry of “assombrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsombredark; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Old Frenchsombre
3Old Frenchsombrer
4Vulgar Latinsubumbrareto shadow
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “assombrir

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