Humility
/hjuːˈmɪl.ɪ.ti/noun
A modest or low view of one's own importance.
Did you know?In medieval times, humility was viewed as a virtue that connected the earthly and divine, believed to attract spiritual favor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeǵʰ-
“to set, to place, to put”
Latin
Latin
humilis
“lowly, grounded, or humble, literally 'of the ground'”
Late Latin
Late Latin
humilitas
“the quality of being humble, groundedness”
Old French
Old French
humilité
“humbleness, modesty”
Middle English
Middle English
humilite
“the state of being humble, modesty”
Modern English
English
humility
“the quality of being humble or modest in one’s self-view”