Where does “humle” come from?

humle (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.

Ancestry of “humle”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin humilis
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