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Where does “humidite” come from?

humidite (Middle English) comes from Old French humidité, from Latin humiditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “humidite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhumiditémoistness; dampness; humidity
2Latinhumiditashumidity
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “humidite”

  • humidity
  • antihumidity
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