Latin

humilis

‘low, lowly, humble, earth’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin humilis.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin humilis, most familiar first.

• humble
• humility ← humilite ← (h)umilité ← humilitas
• humiliation ← humiliātiō ← humiliō
• humiliate ← humiliātus ← humiliō
• omertà ← humilitas
• humiliator ← humiliō

Etymograph / Latin humilis