Where does “humbles” come from?

humbles (French) comes from 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.

humbles (French): plural of humble

Definitions

  1. plural of humble

Ancestry of “humbles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhumblehumble
2Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →