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Where does “defervesce” come from?

defervesce (English) comes from Latin defervescere, from Latin fervesco, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

defervesce (English): To experience an abatement or resolution of...

Definitions

  1. To experience an abatement or resolution of...

Ancestry of “defervesce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefervescerepresent active infinitive of dēfervēscō; to grow...
2LatinfervescoI grow hot; begin to boil
3Latinferveō—
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →