umber的词源

英文词源

umber (n.)

brown earthy pigment, 1560s, from Middle French ombre (in terre d'ombre), or Italian ombra (in terra di ombra), both from Latin umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage) or else from Umbra, fem. of Umber "belonging to Umbria," region in central Italy from which the coloring matter first came (compare Sienna). Burnt umber, specially prepared and redder in color, is attested from c. 1650, distinguished from raw umber.

中文词源

umber：棕土

来自拉丁语umbra,阴影，影子，词源同umbrage, umbrella. 引申义影子一样的颜色，棕色，后用来指这种棕土。

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umber：棕土

来自拉丁语 umbra,阴影，影子，词源同 umbrage,umbrella.引申词义影子一样的颜色，棕色， 后用来指这种棕土。