Where does “humoral” come from?
Humoral comes from Latin humoralis, an adjective meaning relating to bodily humors.
humoral (English): Relating to the body fluids or humours
Definitions
- Relating to the body fluids or humours
Ancestry of “humoral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | humerale | — |
| 2 | Latin | humoralis | — |
| 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;... |