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Where does “humoriste” come from?

humoriste (Latvian) comes from Latvian humorists, from Latvian humors, from Latin umor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

humoriste (Latvian): humorist, comedian, comedienne

Definitions

  1. humorist, comedian, comedienne

Ancestry of “humoriste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianhumoristshumorist, comedian
2Latvianhumorshumor
3Latinumorliquid, fluid, humour; moisture
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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