Proto-Indo-European

*wnksrā-

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā-.

20 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā-, most familiar first.

• sombre ← umbra
• ombre ← umbra
• sombrero ← sombra ← *subumbrāre ← umbra
• umber ← ombre ← umbre ← umbra
• umbra
• umbrage ← ombrage ← ombrage ← umbrāticus ← umbra
• umbel ← umbella ← umbra
• adumbrate ← adumbrātus ← adumbrāre ← umbra
• umbellic ← umbella ← umbra
• umbrel ← umbrell ← umbrail ← ombrail ← ombre
• umbratile ← umbratilis ← umbra
• umbrose ← umbrōsus ← umbra

More words from *wnksrā-

• umbraculiferous
• umbraculiform
• umbrate
• umbratic
• umbrere
• umbrisol
• umbratilous
• umbellaster

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā-