Where does “umbrella” come from?

umbrella (Late Latin) comes from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.

Ancestry of “umbrella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
2Old Latinomra—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—

Words derived from “umbrella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →Every word from Old Latin omra →Every word from Latin umbra →