Where does “sumbru” come from?

sumbru (Romanian) comes from French sombre, 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-.

sumbru (Romanian): sombre

Definitions

  1. sombre

Ancestry of “sumbru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsombredark; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Old Frenchsombre—
3Old Frenchsombrer—
4Vulgar Latinsubumbrareto shadow
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →