Where does “moisturization” come from?
moisturization (English) comes from English moisturize, from English moisture, from Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour, from Old French moisteur, from Old French moiste, from Vulgar Latin mucidus, from Latin mucidus — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.
moisturization (English): The act or process of moisturizing
Definitions
- The act or process of moisturizing
Ancestry of “moisturization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moisturize | To make more moist; To make more humid |
| 2 | English | moisture | That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding... |
| 3 | Middle English | moisture | moistness, wetness; moisture, humidity; fluid,... |
| 4 | Old French | moistour | Alternative form of moisteur; moisture, dampness,... |
| 5 | Old French | moisteur | moistness |
| 6 | Old French | moiste | damp; wet; clammy; moist |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 8 | Latin | mucidus | moldy, musty; sniveling |
| 9 | Latin | mūceō | to be mouldy or musty |
| 10 | Latin | mūcus | mucus |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | moukos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |