Where does “humiliation” come from?

humiliation (French) comes from Late Latin humiliatio, from Latin humilio, 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.

humiliation (French): A humiliation, active or passive

Definitions

  1. A humiliation, active or passive

Ancestry of “humiliation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinhumiliatiohumiliation, humbling
2LatinhumilioI humble, I abase; I humiliate
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 “humiliation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin humilis →