Where does “umbral” come from?

umbral (Portuguese) comes from Spanish umbral, from Latin līmināris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

umbral (Portuguese): threshold; jamb; a shadowy transitory realm to...

Definitions

  1. threshold; jamb; a shadowy transitory realm to...

Ancestry of “umbral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishumbraldoorstep; stoop; threshold
2LatinlīminārisOf or pertaining to the threshold or lintel
3Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →