Where does “sombrar” come from?
sombrar (Spanish) comes from Spanish sombra, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
sombrar (Spanish): to overshadow, adumbrate
Ancestry of “sombrar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sombra | shade; shadow; ghost |
| 2 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 3 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |
Words derived from “sombrar”