Where does “moiste” come from?

moiste (Old French) comes 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.

moiste (Old French): damp; wet; clammy; moist

Definitions

  1. damp; wet; clammy; moist

Ancestry of “moiste”, step by step

moiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin mucidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
2Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
3Latinmūceōto be mouldy or musty
4Latinmūcusmucus
5Proto-Italicmoukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

via Latin mustum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
2Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “moiste”

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