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English word humble comes from Latin humus (Earth, soil. Ground.)
humus (Latin)
Earth, soil. Ground.
humilis (Latin)
(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)
humble (Middle English)
humble (English)
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.