Latin

umbra

‘shadow’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin umbra.

22 English words in this record descend from Latin umbra, most familiar first.

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

More words from umbra

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

Etymograph / Latin umbra