umbr- root words — words with the umbr- root

The root umbr- comes from Latin umbra, meaning shade, shadow. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including umbrella, somber, umbrellas, somberly, adumbrate, adumbrated, adumbrates, adumbrating, adumbration, umbrage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the umbr- root

Explore words with umbr- — words containing the umbr- root and sharing its sense of "shade, shadow". Examples include umbrella, somber, umbrellas, somberly, adumbrate, adumbrated, adumbrates, adumbrating, adumbration, umbrage. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The umbr- root means shade, shadow, from Latin umbra. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.