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Where does “humillar” come from?

humillar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish homillar, from Late Latin humiliare, from Latin humus, from Proto-Italic homos, from Polish homoseksualny — homosexual.

humillar (Spanish): to humiliate

Definitions

  1. to humiliate

Ancestry of “humillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishhomillar—
2Late Latinhumiliarepresent active infinitive of humiliō;...
3Latinhumusground, floor; earth, soil
4Proto-Italichomos—
5Polishhomoseksualnyhomosexual
Every word from Polish homoseksualny →