English
humiliator
Humiliator comes from Latin humiliō ‘to humiliate’, from humilis ‘low, lowly, small, slight’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *homos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*homosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumus‘ground, floor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumilis‘low, lowly, small, slight’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumiliōas humiliātor‘to humiliate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941humiliator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*homosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumus‘ground, floor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumilis‘low, lowly, small, slight’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumiliōas humiliātor‘to humiliate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941humiliator
Earliest quotation: 1941, Yamamoto v. the Dragon: “Togo. Japan's greatest previous naval hero, victor of Tsushima,…”
Equivalent to humiliate + -or
Proto-Italic *homos
Latin humus ‘ground, floor’
Latin humilis ‘base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy,…’
Late Latin humiliō ‘to abase, humble’
Late Latin humiliātus ‘humbled’
English humiliate
Linked words
through Latin humus ‘ground, floor’
through Latin humilis ‘low, lowly, small, slight’
Today it means
noun One who humiliates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *homos / humiliator