The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἱλαρός“cheerful”
- Latin · derived fromhilaritās“cheerfulness”
- English todayhilarity
From Latin hilaritās (“cheerfulness”), from hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”). By surface analysis, Latin hilar(ō) + -i- + -ty.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.