Where does “humeur” come from?
humeur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch humuere, from Old French humor, from Latin humor, from Latin umor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
humeur (Dutch): mood, mental state
Ancestry of “humeur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | humuere | — |
| 2 | Old French | humor | humor |
| 3 | Latin | humor | liquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | umor | liquid, fluid, humour; moisture |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |