Etymology of the English word sombre
the English word
sombrederived from the French word
sombrederived from the Latin word
subumbrareusing the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Latin word
umbrare (cast a shadow on, shade)
derived from the Classical Latin word
umbra (shade; ghost; shadow)
Date
The earliest known usage of sombre in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
