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Where does “moisteur” come from?

moisteur (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.

moisteur (Old French): moistness

Definitions

  1. moistness

Ancestry of “moisteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoistedamp; wet; clammy; moist
2Vulgar Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
3Latinmucidusmoldy, musty; sniveling
4Latinmūceō—
5Latinmūcus—
6Proto-Italicmoukos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “moisteur”

  • moisture
  • moisturizer
  • moisturize
  • moisturise
  • moisturization
  • moistureproof
  • moistureless
  • moisturisation
  • moistured
  • remoisturize
  • antimoisture
  • overmoisture
  • moisture
  • moistour
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