Where does “humidifier” come from?

humidifier (French) comes from French humide, from Latin hūmidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

humidifier (French): to humidify

Definitions

  1. to humidify

Ancestry of “humidifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhumidemoist, humid; wet
2Latinhūmidus—
3Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “humidifier”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin umidus →
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