Where does “sombre” come from?

sombre (Norman) comes from Old French sombre, from Old French sombrer, from Vulgar Latin subumbrare, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sombre (Norman): sombre, dark

Definitions

  1. sombre, dark

Ancestry of “sombre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsombre—
2Old Frenchsombrer—
3Vulgar Latinsubumbrareto shadow
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →