humid
English
/ˈhjuːmɪd/
adj
Definitions
- Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
Etymology
Derived from Old French humide derived from Latin humidus derived from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (wet, moist, ox, irrigate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wegʷ-
Gloss
wet, moist, ox, irrigate
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
潤
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dehumidification English
- humidification English
- humidifier English
- humidify English
- humidistat English
- humidly English
- humidness English
- hyperhumid English
- semihumid English
- subhumid English
- superhumid English
- weakiness English
- weaky English
- humidus Latin
- umeo Latin
- uvidus Latin
- ὑγρός Ancient Greek
- *wegʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wakwaz Proto-Germanic
- *wakwō Proto-Germanic
- *weke Middle English
- humide Old French
- *wāgā Proto-Albanian
- ùmid Piedmontese