Where does “humble” come from?

humble (Old French) comes 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.

humble (Old French): Alternative form of umble

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of umble

Ancestry of “humble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-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 →