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Where does “humorously” come from?

Humorously derives from English humorous with the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ (like, resembling), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to lie or recline.

humorously (English): In a humorous manner; jocularly

Definitions

  1. In a humorous manner; jocularly

Ancestry of “humorously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny;...
2EnglishhumorUS spelling of humour
3GermanHumorhumor
4Latinhumorliquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular...
5Latinumorliquid, fluid, humour; moisture
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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