Where does “umbone” come from?
umbone (Italian) comes from Latin umbo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émbʰō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
umbone (Italian): umbo; The apical part of each valve of a bivalve...
Definitions
- umbo; The apical part of each valve of a bivalve...
Ancestry of “umbone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | umbo | boss; elbow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émbʰō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |
Words derived from “umbone”