Humorous
/ˈhjuːmərəs/noun
Funny or causing laughter.
Did you know?The word comes from the ancient theory of the four bodily humors, where personality and health were thought to depend on balancing blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷʰew-
“to pour, flow”
Latin
Latin
humor
“moisture, fluid”
Old French
Old French
humor
“bodily fluid; mood, disposition”
Middle English
English
humour
“a bodily fluid or temperamental disposition”
16th Century
English
humorous
“governed by a particular humor or mood; capricious”
Modern English
English
humorous
“funny or amusing”