Editing Umbrella (section)

== Etymology ==

[[File:Parts of an Umbrella.svg|thumb|Parts of an umbrella<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbrellaman.co.uk/page/parts-umbrella.htm |title=Parts of an Umbrella|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503083452/http://www.umbrellaman.co.uk/page/parts-umbrella.htm |archive-date=3 May 2007 |website= Carver Umbrellas|date= 28 February 2007}}</ref>]]The word ''{{linktext|parasol}}'' is a combination of the Latin {{lang|la|parare}}, and {{lang|la|sol}}, meaning 'sun'.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasol |title=History and Etymology for ''parasol'' |work=Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary |accessdate=August 27, 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827120656/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasol |url-status=live }}</ref>  {{lang|fr|Parapluie}} (French) similarly consists of {{lang|fr|para}} combined with {{lang|fr|pluie}}, which means 'rain' (which in turn derives from {{lang|la|pluvia}}, the [[Latin]] word for rain); the usage of this word was prevalent in the nineteenth century. {{lang|fr|Paraneige}} (French) consists of {{lang|fr|para}} combined with {{lang|fr|neige}}, which means 'snow' (which in turn derives from {{lang|la|nix}}, the [[Latin]] word for snow). Hence, a '''parasol''' shields from sunlight, a '''parapluie''' shields from rain, and a '''paraneige''' shields from snow.

The word ''{{linktext|umbrella}}'' evolved from the Latin {{lang|la|umbra}}, meaning 'shaded' or 'shadow'.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/where-does-umbrella-come-from-history |title=Umbrella: A History |work=merriam-webster.com |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=April 9, 2020 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828122132/https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/where-does-umbrella-come-from-history |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] records the first recorded usage in this sense in 1611.<ref name="OED umbrella">{{Cite OED|umbrella, n.}}</ref><ref name="OED umbra">{{Cite OED|umbra, n.1}}</ref>

In Britain, umbrellas were sometimes referred to as "gamps" after the character Mrs. Gamp in the [[Charles Dickens]] novel ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' as the character was well known for carrying an umbrella, although this usage is now dated or obsolete.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gamp?view=uk |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909124742/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gamp?view=uk |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |title=oxforddictionaries.com |publisher=oxforddictionaries.com |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="OED umbrella"/>

''Brolly'' is a [[slang]] word for ''umbrella'', used often in Australia, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

''Bumbershoot'' is a rare and fanciful [[American English|Americanism]] from the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bum2.htm |title=''WorldWideWords'' – Origin of the word "Bumbershoot" |publisher=Worldwidewords.org |date=13 October 2002 |access-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416174802/http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bum2.htm |archive-date=16 April 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

A parasol may also be called a '''sunshade''', '''rainshade''', '''snowshade''', or '''beach umbrella''' (''US English''). An umbrella may also be called a '''brolly''' (''UK slang''), '''gamp''' (''British, informal, dated''), or '''bumbershoot''' (''rare, facetious American slang'').