Where does “ombre” come from?
ombre (French) comes from Middle French ombrage, from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
ombre (French): shade, shadow; darkness; ghost
Definitions
- shade, shadow; darkness; ghost
Ancestry of “ombre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ombrage | umbrage |
| 2 | Old French | ombrage | shady |
| 3 | Latin | umbrāticus | Found in the shade |
| 4 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |