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Where does “effervesce” come from?

effervesce (English) comes from Latin effervescere, from Latin fervescere, from Latin fervere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeru- — to be hot, boil.

effervesce (English): to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth...

Definitions

  1. to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth...

Ancestry of “effervesce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffervescere—
2Latinfervescerepresent active infinitive of fervēscō; to become...
3Latinferverepresent active infinitive of ferveō; to boil,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeru-to be hot, boil

Words derived from “effervesce”

  • effervescible
  • effervescive
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