Where does “humourist” come from?
Humourist derives from English humour plus the suffix -ist, from Latin -ista, Ancient Greek -ιστής, and Latin -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
humourist (English): Alternative spelling of humorist
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of humorist
Ancestry of “humourist”, step by step
| 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;... |