Where does “ombrello” come from?
ombrello (Italian) comes from Late Latin umbrella, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
ombrello (Italian): umbrella, brolly, gamp
Ancestry of “ombrello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | umbrella | — |
| 2 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 3 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |
Words derived from “ombrello”