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

inumidire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ire

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

via Italian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinin; to; into
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Italian umido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianumidohumid, damp, wet; damp, humidity; a sauce in...
2Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “inumidire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →