Ombre

Japanese: ombrelle
Ombre

…The word comes from the Latin para + sol (something that protects against the sun). In France, parasol means a beach umbrella, and a parasol for walking is called an ombrelle. Parasols, which are also considered the origin of umbrellas, have been around for a long time, and in ancient Egypt and the Orient, they were a kind of canopy that attendants would hold up behind their backs to show the authority of those in power. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ombrelle" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ラテン語のpara+sol(太陽を防ぐもの)を語源とする。フランスではパラソルはビーチ・パラソルのことをいい,さして歩くための日傘はオンブレルombrelleという。傘の起源ともされるパラソルは古くからあり,古代エジプトやオリエントでは,権力者の権威を示すために従者が後ろからさしかける天蓋(てんがい)のようなものであった。…

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