What is the origin of the word..?

Question

What is the origin of the word uproarious? Answer ASAP. Thanks. :))

Answer 1

uproar  

1526, used by Tindale and later Coverdale as a loan-translation of Ger. Aufruhr or Du. oproer "tumult, riot," lit. "a stirring up," in Ger. and Du. Bibles (cf. Acts xxi:38), "outbreak of disorder, revolt, commotion," from Ger. auf (M.Du. op) "up" + ruhr (M.Du. roer) "a stirring, motion," related to O.E. hreran "to move, stir, shake." Meaning "noisy shouting" is first recorded 1544, probably by mistaken association with unrelated roar. First record of uproarious is from 1819.

The link is through "noisy outburst" of laughter or revolt.

Answer 2

Origin: 1810–20; uproar + -ious

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q...

1526, used by Tindale and later Coverdale as a loan-translation of Ger. Aufruhr or Du. oproer "tumult, riot," lit. "a stirring up," in Ger. and Du. Bibles (cf. Acts xxi:38), "outbreak of disorder, revolt, commotion," from Ger. auf (M.Du. op) "up" + ruhr (M.Du. roer) "a stirring, motion," related to O.E. hreran "to move, stir, shake." Meaning "noisy shouting" is first recorded 1544, probably by mistaken association with unrelated roar. First record of uproarious is from 1819.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term...

Answer 3

It goes back at least to the 1800's and was often used in the literature of the time (google definition of uproarious).

Two meanings are given - like an uproar and creating an uproar.  I would guess -ious was just tacked on as a suffix to the word "uproar," and that the key question is when "up-" and "roar" (roar up) became a word.

If your local library has the encyclopedia-sized Oxford English Dictionary, it's very good on origins of English words.