Where does “pesthumeur” come from?
pesthumeur (Dutch) comes from Dutch humeur, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pesthumeur (Dutch): a rotten mood
Definitions
- a rotten mood
Ancestry of “pesthumeur”, step by step
pesthumeur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch humeur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | humeur | mood, mental state |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | humuere | — |
| 3 | Old French | humor | humor one of four fluids that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body |
| 4 | Latin | humor | liquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | umor | liquid, fluid, humour; moisture |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |