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Where does the word "humidity" come from? It comes from Latin humidus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "humidity" come from? It comes from Latin humidus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Humidity’s story begins in Latin: humidus meant “moist, damp.” Moist, damp, from humere (to be moist). It reached English by 1400s as humidity. Settled as the English word for moisture present in the air. Today, humidity means the amount of water vapor present in the air.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient humidus "moist, damp", moist, damp, from humere (to be moist).
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s humidity "the amount of moisture present in the air", settled as the English word for moisture present in the air.