Where does “humid” come from?

Humid comes from Old French humide, from Latin humidus, derived from Latin humus meaning "earth" or "ground," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.

humid (English): Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery

Definitions

  1. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery

Ancestry of “humid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhumide—
2Latinhumidushumid
3Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “humid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin umidus →