Etymology of the English word Mafia
the English word
Mafiaderived from the Italian word
dialectderived from the Late Latin word
humilitas (insignificance, unimportance, degradation; lowness; shortness)
derived from the Late Latin word
humilis (low, lowly, small)
derived from the Latin word
humus (ground, soil, earth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Date
The earliest known usage of Mafia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
