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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

  1. Preventing or countering moisture

Ancestry of “antimoisture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoistureThat which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding...
2Middle Englishmoisturemoistness, wetness; moisture, humidity; fluid,...
3Old FrenchmoistourAlternative form of moisteur; moisture, dampness,...
4Old Frenchmoisteurmoistness
5Old Frenchmoistedamp; wet; clammy; moist
6Vulgar Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
7Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
8Latinmūceō—
9Latinmūcus—
10Proto-Italicmoukos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
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