Middle French humiliation continues Christian Latin humiliātiō within Romance phonology and spelling.
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humiliation
act intended to humble; fact of being humble or humbling oneself
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLate Latin · Christian and Late Latin · lowering humbling action nounhumiliātiō
action of lowering; abasement; subduing or humbling through mortification
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Lowering, abasement, subduing, and self-humbling remain available in the medieval French record.
The French examples are reported before 1449 and in 1495.
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Humiliation — Definition and EtymologyMiddle French humiliation from Late Latin humiliatio
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Humiliation — étymologie et histoireBorrowed from Christian Latin humiliatio; French records before 1449 and in 1495
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