Etymology

humid

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Today it means: Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. Full definition →

Old French humide ← Latin hūmidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*ūmo-
  2. Latinūmeō
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latinūmidus
  5. Latinhūmidus
  6. Old Frenchhumide
  7. English todayhumid

Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*wegʷ- all →

wakeweaky

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