Where does “sombra” come from?

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

sombra (Spanish): shade; shadow; ghost

Definitions

  1. shade; shadow; ghost

Ancestry of “sombra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sombra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-Every word from Old Latin omraEvery word from Latin umbra
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