Where does “unhumid” come from?
unhumid (English) comes from English humid, from Old French humide, from Latin humidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
unhumid (English): Not humid
Definitions
- Not humid
Ancestry of “unhumid”, step by step
unhumid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English humid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humid | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery |
| 2 | Old French | humide | — |
| 3 | Latin | humidus | humid |
| 4 | Latin | umidus | moist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,... |
| 5 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |