英语词汇umber的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	umber
词源	umber. The color umber, dark dusty brown or dark reddish brown, is named for the earth called umber that makes such pigments. Umber earth comes from the Italian terra d’Umbria, “earth of Umbria,” referring to the soil in Umbria, east of Tusca- ny in northern Italy. Umbria is named for the Umbri, a tribe that once inhabited the region. It is a great truffle producing region.
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