Where does “umorism” come from?
umorism (Romanian) comes from Romanian umor, from French humour, from English humour, from Middle English humour, from Old French humor, from Latin humor, from Latin umor, from Latin -or — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
umorism (Romanian): humorism, humorousness
Definitions
- humorism, humorousness
Ancestry of “umorism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | umor | humor |
| 2 | French | humour | humor; comic effect in a communication or... |
| 3 | English | humour | The quality of being amusing, comical, funny; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | humour | A "cardinal humour"; A bodily liquid or substance... |
| 5 | Old French | humor | humor one of four fluids that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body |
| 6 | Latin | humor | liquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular... |
| 7 | Latin | umor | liquid, fluid, humour; moisture |
| 8 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |