Anglo-French humble continues Latin humilis through Romance reshaping; no single intermediate phonetic derivation is asserted.
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humble
low; humble
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · low ground adjectivehumilis
low; humble
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Physical and social lowness develop into modest or deferential senses.
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Humble — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin humilis
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