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Where does “umezi” come from?

umezi (Romanian) comes from Romanian umed, from Latin hūmidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

umezi (Romanian): to dampen, moisten

Definitions

  1. to dampen, moisten

Ancestry of “umezi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianumedwet, damp, moist; humid, dank
2Latinhūmidus—
3Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “umezi”

  • umezeală
  • umezire
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