Where does “bemoisten” come from?
bemoisten (English) comes from English moisten, from English moist, from Middle English moist, from Old French moiste, from Vulgar Latin mucidus, from Latin mucidus, from Latin mūceō, from Latin mūcus — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
bemoisten (English): Make moist; Become moist
Definitions
- Make moist; Become moist
Ancestry of “bemoisten”, step by step
bemoisten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moisten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moisten | To make moist or moister; To become moist or... |
| 2 | English | moist | Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of... |
| 3 | Middle English | moist | — |
| 4 | Old French | moiste | damp; wet; clammy; moist |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 6 | Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 7 | Latin | mūceō | to be mouldy or musty |
| 8 | Latin | mūcus | mucus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |