Where does “amoistir” come from?

amoistir (Old 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.

amoistir (Old French): to moisten

Definitions

to moisten

Ancestry of “amoistir”, step by step

amoistir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French moiste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	moiste	damp; wet; clammy; moist
2	Vulgar Latin	mucidus	moldy, musty; sniveling
3	Latin	mucidus	moldy, musty; sniveling
4	Latin	mūceō	to be mouldy or musty
5	Latin	mūcus	mucus
6	Proto-Italic	moukos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	mew-k-	slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via Old French a

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	a	to; towards; belonging to
2	Latin	A	—
3	Etruscan	𐌀	and, also
4	Ancient Greek	ᾱ̔	—
5	Phoenician	𐤀	ox; aleph; alef
6	Egyptian	𓃾	—

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