Where does “humorlos” come from?
humorlos (German) comes from Swedish humor, from French humeur, from Old French 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;...
humorlos (German): humorless
Definitions
- humorless
Ancestry of “humorlos”, step by step
humorlos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish humor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | humor | humour |
| 2 | French | humeur | humour/humor; mental state, either temperamental... |
| 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;... |
via German Humor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Humor | humor (something funny) |