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Where does “ху̀мор” come from?

ху̀мор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English humor, from German Humor, from Latin humor, from Latin umor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “ху̀мор”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ху̀мор”

  • хумористички
  • хумористичан
  • хуморан
  • хумористичност
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