Where does “humiliant” come from?

humiliant (English) comes from Latin humilians, from Latin humiliō, 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.

humiliant (English): humiliating; humbling

Definitions

  1. humiliating; humbling

Ancestry of “humiliant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumilianshumbling, abasing, humiliating
2Latinhumiliōto humble, to abase
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 →