Where does “umber” come from?
umber (Manx) comes from English umber, from Middle French ombre, from Old French umbre, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
umber (Manx): umber
Ancestry of “umber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | umber | A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which... |
| 2 | Middle French | ombre | umber |
| 3 | Old French | umbre | Alternative form of onbre |
| 4 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 5 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |