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Where does “ombra” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ombra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ombra”

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