Etymology

humidification

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Today it means: The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas. Full definition →

English humid ← Old French humide ← Latin hūmidus
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  1. Latinūmidus
  2. Latinhūmidus
  3. Old Frenchhumide
  4. Englishhumid
  5. English todayhumidification

From humid + -ification.

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