ombre

ombre · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
4. Proto-Italic*hemō
5. Latinhemō
6. Latinhomō
7. Latinhominem
8. Old Spanishomne
9. Spanishhombre
10. Frenchhombre
11. English todayombre

Borrowed from French hombre, from Spanish hombre, literally, a man, from Latin homō. Doublet of gome, hombre, homo, and omi. See human.

ombre · noun²

1. French · borrowed fromombre“Type of fish”
2. English todayombre

From French ombre (“Type of fish”).

ombre · noun³

1. French · borrowed fromombré“shaded”
2. English todayombre

From French ombré (“shaded”).

Words from the same roots