| 【humor, humid】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "humere," "umere," "humor," "umor," "humidus," and "umidus." It carries the basic meaning of "humor," "moisture," and "bodily fluid." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "humor, humid"]
humor ☆[5056] something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing
humorous ***[3192] If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way.
humour ***[2870] You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour.
[WORD ROOT]root humor
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] humor, humid, humour
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) humere, umere, humor, umor, humidus, umidus
[MEANING]root humor, moisture, bodily fluid
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 humor [from humere] moisture
- 【Latin】 umor [related to umere("be wet, moist")] body fluid
- 【Latin】 humere be moist; bodily fluid
- 【Latin】 umere [=humere] be wet, moist
- 【Latin】 humidus [probably by influence of humus, from umere, humere] moist, wet
- 【Latin】 umidus [=humidus] wet, moist
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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humor ☆[5056] noun from humor
【DEFINITION】 something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing
【pl.】 humors
【ROOTs】 humor; humor
【Etymology】 《Latin humor》 [from humere] moisture
【First Known Meaning】 fluid or juice of an animal or plant,
【DERIVATIVEs】 humor, humorously, humorousness, humorous
humorous ★★★[3192] adjective from humor
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ humor; humor ⑵ ous; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin humor》 [from humere] moisture
【DERIVATIVEs】 humor, humorously, humorousness, humorous
humour ★★★[2870] noun from humor
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour.
【pl.】 humours
【SYNONYM】 comedy
【ROOTs】 humour(humor); humor
【Etymology】 《Latin humor》 [from humere] moisture
【First Known Meaning】 fluid or juice of an animal or plant,
【DERIVATIVEs】 humorful, humorless, humorlessness, humourful, humourless, humourlessness, humour
Other words containing "humor, humid"; humid, humidity
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
hum
how
host-, hospit
hope
honor
homin, human
hold
hol-, hal-, whole
histor
high
