ombrage

French

noun
Definitions
  • (leafy) shade
  • umbrage, offence

Etymology

Suffix from French ombre (a shade, shadow) inherited from Middle French ombrage (umbrage) inherited from Old French ombrage inherited from Latin umbrāticus (in the shade).

Origin

Latin

umbrāticus

Gloss

in the shade

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