Humble, modest, or submissive in bearing or manner; lowered or diminished.
From Latin 'demissus' (lowered, cast down), past participle of 'demittere' (to send down). The meaning evolved from physical lowering to emotional or social humility.
The word 'demiss' comes from Latin 'demittere' (to send down), which is where we also get 'demit' and 'demission'—showing how being humble is linguistically related to being physically lowered down.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.