Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. · Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age. · Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy. · Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
Moistness; also, moisture.
The adjective is derived from Middle English moist, moiste [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman moist, moiste, moste, Middle French moiste, and Old French moiste, muste (“damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite); further etymology uncertain, perhaps a blend of a Late Latin variant of Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”) + a Late Latin derivative of Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice or wine, must”). The noun is derived from the adjective.
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