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Where does “inumidire” come from?

inumidire (Italian) comes from Italian ire, from Latin ire, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

inumidire (Italian): to moisten; to dampen

Definitions

  1. to moisten; to dampen

Ancestry of “inumidire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianireplural of ira; to go
2Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “inumidire”

  • inumidimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →