Where does “humorism” come from?
humorism (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;...
humorism (English): The theory of the influence of the humors in the...
Definitions
- The theory of the influence of the humors in the...
Ancestry of “humorism”, step by step
humorism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English humor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humor | US spelling of humour |
| 2 | German | Humor | humor (something funny) |
| 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;... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |