Where does “humiliate” come from?

humiliate (Latin) comes 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.

humiliate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “humiliate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhumilioI humble, I abase; I humiliate
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 -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin humilis
humiliate — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer