Aug. 31st, 2013

Umbrage

Aug. 31st, 2013 11:55 pm
mcgillianaire: (Did You Know?)
early 15th-century, "shadow, shade," from Middle French ombrage "shade, shadow," from Latin umbraticum, neuter of umbraticus "of or pertaining to shade," from umbra "shade, shadow". Many figurative uses in 17th-century; main remaining one is the meaning "suspicion that one has been slighted," first recorded 1610s; hence phrase to take umbrage at, attested from 1670s.

[SOURCE]

Profile

mcgillianaire: (Default)
mcgillianaire

2025

S M T W T F S

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jul. 18th, 2025 01:10 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios