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