English word humble comes from Latin humus (Earth, soil. Ground.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| humus | Latin (lat) | Earth, soil. Ground. |
| humilis | Latin (lat) | (in respect to birth, fortune or worth) base, mean, humble, obscure, poor, needy, insignificant, low. (of mind or character) submissive, abject. Low, lowly, small, slight; shallow. |
| humle | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| humble | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| humble | English (en) | Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. (often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive.. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate. |