Where does “humedecer” come from?

humedecer (Spanish) comes from Spanish húmedo, from Latin hūmidus, from Latin umidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

humedecer (Spanish): to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify

Definitions

  1. to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify

Ancestry of “humedecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhúmedohumid, moist, damp
2Latinhūmidus—
3Latinumidusmoist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,...
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin umidus →