Etymograph

English

umbra

Umbra comes from Latin umbra ‘shadow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wnksrā-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEumbra‘shadow’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wnksrā-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEumbra‘shadow’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009same form

Earliest quotation: 2009, Ernesto Damiani, Ottavio D'Antona: “In order to set up such an algorithm, we…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā-

sombrero, 15 more

through Latin umbra ‘shadow’

sombre, ombre, umber, 18 more

Today it means

noun The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wnksrā- / umbra

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