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Where does “umbraculum” come from?

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

umbraculum (Latin): shade, shelter; parasol, umbrella; bower, arbour

Definitions

  1. shade, shelter; parasol, umbrella; bower, arbour

Ancestry of “umbraculum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “umbraculum”

  • umbraculum
  • umbraculiform
  • umbraculiferous
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