4 min

Humour Ye olde word

    • Social Sciences

Are the words humid and humour related? What does the word melancholy have to do with bile? Listen to the episode to find out!



Sources: 

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-humor/

https://www.britannica.com/science/humor-ancient-physiology

https://uselessetymology.com/2017/11/29/the-etymology-of-humor/

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112655/how-did-the-word-humor-which-originally-represented-bodily-fluids-end-up-rep

https://www.thecolourworks.com/hippocrates-galen-the-four-humours/

Are the words humid and humour related? What does the word melancholy have to do with bile? Listen to the episode to find out!



Sources: 

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-humor/

https://www.britannica.com/science/humor-ancient-physiology

https://uselessetymology.com/2017/11/29/the-etymology-of-humor/

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112655/how-did-the-word-humor-which-originally-represented-bodily-fluids-end-up-rep

https://www.thecolourworks.com/hippocrates-galen-the-four-humours/

4 min