Where does “umbra” come from?

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

umbra (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dark earthy colour

Definitions

  1. a dark earthy colour

Ancestry of “umbra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbraa shadow; a shade; a ghost
2Old Latinomra—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mr-u-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u- →Every word from Old Latin omra →Every word from Latin umbra →