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Where does “unhumorous” come from?

unhumorous (English) comes from English humorous, from English humor, from German Humor, from Latin humor, from Latin umor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

unhumorous (English): Not humorous

Definitions

  1. Not humorous

Ancestry of “unhumorous”, 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;...

Words derived from “unhumorous”

  • unhumorously
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