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

  1. a shadow; a shade; a ghost

Ancestry of “umbra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinomra—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—

Words derived from “umbra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →