humor- root words — words with the humor- root

The root humor- comes from Latin humere, meaning to be moist. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including humor, humorous, humored, humoring, humorist, humorously, humors, humorless, humorlessness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the humor- root

Explore words with humor- — words containing the humor- root and sharing its sense of "to be moist". Examples include humor, humorous, humored, humoring, humorist, humorously, humors, humorless, humorlessness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The humor- root means to be moist, from Latin humere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.