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Where does “humide” come from?

humide (Old French) comes from Latin humidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Ancestry of “humide”, step by step

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

Words derived from “humide”

  • humid
  • humidification
  • humidifier
  • humidor
  • subhumid
  • dehumidifier
  • dehumidification
  • humidify
  • dehumidify
  • humidistat
  • semihumid
  • humidly
  • superhumid
  • humidness
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