Where does “humblesse” come from?

humblesse (English) comes from Old French humblesse, from Old French humble, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

humblesse (English): Humility, humbleness

Definitions

  1. Humility, humbleness

Ancestry of “humblesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhumblessehumbleness; humility
2Old FrenchhumbleAlternative form of umble
3Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin humilis →