Where does “antimoisture” come from?
antimoisture (English) comes from English moisture, from Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour, from Old French moisteur, from Old French moiste, from Vulgar Latin mucidus, from Latin mucidus, from Latin mūceō — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
antimoisture (English): Preventing or countering moisture
Definitions
- Preventing or countering moisture
Ancestry of “antimoisture”, step by step
antimoisture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moisture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moisture | That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding... |
| 2 | Middle English | moisture | moistness, wetness; moisture, humidity; fluid,... |
| 3 | Old French | moistour | Alternative form of moisteur; moisture, dampness,... |
| 4 | Old French | moisteur | moistness |
| 5 | Old French | moiste | damp; wet; clammy; moist |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 7 | Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 8 | Latin | mūceō | to be mouldy or musty |
| 9 | Latin | mūcus | mucus |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |