Where does “humiliatable” come from?
humiliatable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
humiliatable (English): Capable of being humiliated
Definitions
- Capable of being humiliated
Ancestry of “humiliatable”, step by step
humiliatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English humiliate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humiliate | To injure the dignity and self-respect of; To... |
| 2 | Latin | humiliatus | humbled; abased; humiliated |
| 3 | Latin | humiliō | to humble, to abase |
| 4 | Latin | humilis | low, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,... |
| 5 | Latin | humus | ground, floor; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | homos | — |
| 7 | Polish | homoseksualny | homosexual |