Etymology

umbrere

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Today it means: In medieval armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached. Full definition →

Middle English umbrere ← Old French ombrier ← Latin umbra
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  1. Latin · derived fromumbra
  2. Old French · derived fromombrier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromumbrere
  4. English todayumbrere

From Middle English umbrere, from Old French ombrier (modern French ombrière), from Latin umbra; see ombre (“a shade”). Compare umbrella.

Words from the same roots

Latinumbra all →

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