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Where does “humorise” come from?

humorise (English) comes from English humor, from German 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;...

humorise (English): Non-Oxford British English spelling of humorize

Definitions

  1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of humorize

Ancestry of “humorise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumorUS spelling of humour
2GermanHumorhumor
3Latinhumorliquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular...
4Latinumorliquid, fluid, humour; moisture
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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