Latin humilis is formed from humus, earth or ground, with adjectival morphology and vowel adjustment.
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humilis
low; humble
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · earth soilhumus
earth; soil
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Near-the-ground or low develops into low in rank and humble.
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Indo-European Root: dhghem-dhghem-: humble and humus from the Latin earth branch
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places the adjective inside the earth-root family.
Humble — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Latin humilis from humus, earth
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the ground-to-low formation.
Humiliate — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord Origin: humiliare from humilis low or humble, from humus earth
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the ground-to-low chain.
Humilis — Logeion lexical recordHumilis: near the ground, low down, and figuratively low or lowly
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents both physical and social Latin sense fields.
Humility — Definition, Use, and First Known UseHumility and humble originate in Latin humilis, low
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the low semantic base.
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