Etymology

umbraculiferous

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Today it means: Bearing something like an open umbrella. Full definition →

Latin umbraculum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromumbraculum“umbrella”
  2. English todayumbraculiferous

From Latin umbraculum (“umbrella”), diminutive of umbra (“shade”) + -ferous.

Words from the same roots

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