humilis
Latin
adj
Definitions
- low, lowly, small, slight; shallow
- in respect to birth, fortune or worth base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low
- of physical stature short, not tall
- of mind or character submissive, abject
- of language mean, without elevation
Etymology
Affix from Latin humus (soil, earth, ground) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰemelo-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰǵʰemelo-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- humblebee English
- humus English
- humus Finnish
- humiliatio Latin
- humilio Latin
- humilitas Latin
- humiliter Latin
- humo Latin
- humus Latin
- umus Italian
- humus Dutch, Flemish
- anthume French
- гумус Russian
- trashumancia Spanish, Castilian
- trashumar Spanish, Castilian
- χθαμαλός Ancient Greek
- *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰǵʰemelo- Proto-Indo-European
- humilde Portuguese
- humildemente Portuguese
- humo Portuguese
- transumância Portuguese
- humus Polish
- humble Middle English
- humblen Middle English
- húmas Irish
- umhal Irish
- humus Czech
- (h)umble Old French
- (h)umilité, umilité Old French
- humble Old French
- humblement Old French
- humus Serbo-Croatian
- хумус Serbo-Croatian
- humil Catalan, Valencian
- humilment Catalan, Valencian
- հումուս Armenian
- umil Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- χούμος Greek (modern)
- umal Old Irish
- umligid Old Irish
- ùmhal Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- хумус Bulgarian
- ჰუმუსი Georgian
- *homos Proto-Italic
- umiliar Old Occitan
- uvel Breton
- umil Piedmontese
- uuel Middle Breton
- ζεμελως Phrygian