Where does “moite” come from?

moite (French) comes from Old French moiste, from Vulgar Latin mucidus, from Latin mucidus, from Latin mūceō, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Italic moukos, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

moite (French): sticky, muggy; sticky, sweaty

Definitions

  1. sticky, muggy; sticky, sweaty

Ancestry of “moite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoistedamp; wet; clammy; moist
2Vulgar Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
3Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
4Latinmūceōto be mouldy or musty
5Latinmūcusmucus
6Proto-Italicmoukos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “moite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Proto-Italic moukos →Every word from Latin mūcus →