Where does “unhumorousness” come from?
unhumorousness (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;...
unhumorousness (English): The quality of not being humorous
Definitions
- The quality of not being humorous
Ancestry of “unhumorousness”, step by step
unhumorousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unhumorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unhumorous | Not humorous |
| 2 | English | humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny;... |
| 3 | English | humor | US spelling of humour |
| 4 | German | Humor | humor (something funny) |
| 5 | Latin | humor | liquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | umor | liquid, fluid, humour; moisture |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |