humble

Signification (Anglais)

Fréquence

B2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈhʌmbl̩/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English humble, from Old French humble, umble, humle, from Latin humilis (“low, slight, hence mean, humble”) (compare Greek χαμηλός (khamēlós, “on the ground, low, trifling”)), from humus (“the earth, ground”), humi (“on the ground”). See homage, and compare chameleon, humiliate. Displaced native Old English ēaþmōd.

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