Etymology

humoral

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Today it means: Relating to the body fluids or humours. Full definition →

Middle English humerale ← Middle French humoral ← Medieval Latin hūmorālis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromhūmor
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromhūmorālis
  3. Middle French · derived fromhumoral
  4. Middle English · inherited fromhumerale
  5. English todayhumoral

From Middle English humerale, humorale, humoural, from Middle French humoral and Medieval Latin hūmorālis, from Latin hūmor. By surface analysis, humor + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinhūmor all →

humour

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