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
- to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify
Ancestry of “humedecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | húmedo | humid, moist, damp |
| 2 | Latin | hūmidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | umidus | moist, humid, damp, dank, wet; formerly liquid,... |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |