Where does “umbella” come from?

umbella (Latin) comes from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

umbella (Latin): A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella

Definitions

  1. A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella

Ancestry of “umbella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “umbella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →