Where does “sombra” come from?
sombra (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese soombra, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
sombra (Portuguese): shadow; eye shadow; the darker parts of an image
Definitions
- shadow; eye shadow; the darker parts of an image
Ancestry of “sombra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | soombra | shade; shadow |
| 2 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 3 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |
Words derived from “sombra”