Where does “humble” come from?

humble (Middle English) comes from Old 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.

Ancestry of “humble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchhumbleAlternative form of umble
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 “humble”

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