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Where does “madid” come from?

madid (English) comes from Latin madidus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

madid (English): Wet; moist

Definitions

  1. Wet; moist

Ancestry of “madid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmadidusmoist, wet, soaked, drenched; drunk, tipsy
2Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
3Latinmadeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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