Where does “humiliate” come from?

Humiliate comes from Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, derived from humilis meaning low or lowly, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm meaning earth or ground.

humiliate (English): To injure the dignity and self-respect of; To...

Definitions

  1. To injure the dignity and self-respect of; To...

Ancestry of “humiliate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumiliatushumbled; abased; humiliated
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

Words derived from “humiliate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin humilis