Where does “dishumour” come from?
dishumour (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
dishumour (English): To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of...
Definitions
- To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of...
Ancestry of “dishumour”, step by step
dishumour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English humour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humour | The quality of being amusing, comical, funny; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | humour | A "cardinal humour"; A bodily liquid or substance... |
| 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;... |