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Where does “humilians” come from?

humilians (Latin) comes 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.

humilians (Latin): humbling, abasing, humiliating

Definitions

  1. humbling, abasing, humiliating

Ancestry of “humilians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumiliō—
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

Words derived from “humilians”

  • humiliant
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