English
humectation
Humectation comes from Latin humectatio.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumectatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1649humectation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhumectatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1649humectation
Earliest quotation: 1649, Ambrose Parey, Thomas Johnson (trans.): “The cure of such an effect must be performed…”
The story
Latin humectatio: compare French humectation.
Every English word from Latin humectatio
Today it means
noun moistening.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin humectatio / humectation