Where does “dehumidification” come from?
dehumidification (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
dehumidification (English): The act or process of dehumidifying
Definitions
- The act or process of dehumidifying
Ancestry of “dehumidification”, step by step
dehumidification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English humidification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humidification | The process of increasing the water vapour... |
| 2 | English | humid | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery |
| 3 | Old French | humide | — |
| 4 | Latin | humidus | humid |
| 5 | Latin | umidus | moist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,... |
| 6 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |