Where does “semihumid” come from?

semihumid (English) comes from English humid, from Old French humide, from Latin humidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

semihumid (English): Somewhat or partly humid

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partly humid

Ancestry of “semihumid”, step by step

semihumid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English humid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumidContaining perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery
2Old Frenchhumide
3Latinhumidushumid
4Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin umidus
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