Where does “humectar” come from?

humectar (Spanish) comes from Latin ūmectō, from Latin ūmeō — to be moist, wet or damp.

humectar (Spanish): to dampen

Definitions

  1. to dampen

Ancestry of “humectar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūmectōto moisten or wet
2Latinūmeōto be moist, wet or damp
Every word from Latin ūmeō →Every word from Latin ūmectō →