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Where does “humiditas” come from?

humiditas (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

humiditas (Medieval Latin): humidity

Definitions

  1. humidity

Ancestry of “humiditas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “humiditas”

  • humidity
  • antihumidity
  • humidite
  • humidité
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