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Where does “unhumorously” come from?

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

unhumorously (English): In a manner which is not humorous

Definitions

  1. In a manner which is not humorous

Ancestry of “unhumorously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunhumorousNot humorous
2EnglishhumorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny;...
3EnglishhumorUS spelling of humour
4GermanHumorhumor
5Latinhumorliquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular...
6Latinumorliquid, fluid, humour; moisture
7Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
8Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
9Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
10Proto-Indo-European-oss—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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