Where does “humilier” come from?

humilier (Middle French) 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.

humilier (Middle French): to prostrate oneself; to bow

Definitions

  1. to prostrate oneself; to bow

Ancestry of “humilier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumiliōto humble, to abase
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 →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin humilis →