Where does “moist” come from?
Moist comes from Middle English moiste, from Middle French moiste, from Latin mustum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mus-.
moist (English): Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of...
Definitions
- Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of...
Ancestry of “moist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | moist | — |
| 2 | Old French | moiste | damp; wet; clammy; moist |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 4 | Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 5 | Latin | mūceō | to be mouldy or musty |
| 6 | Latin | mūcus | mucus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |
Words derived from “moist”