Where does “humbl'ye” come from?

humbl'ye (Norman) comes from Old French umble, 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.

humbl'ye (Norman): humble

Definitions

  1. humble

Ancestry of “humbl'ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchumblehumble
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 “humbl'ye

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin humilis
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