Where does “effervescent” come from?

Effervescent comes from French effervescent, from Latin effervescens, the present participle of effervesco, meaning to boil up or bubble over.

effervescent (English): Giving off bubbles; fizzy; Vivacious and...

Definitions

  1. Giving off bubbles; fizzy; Vivacious and...

Ancestry of “effervescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffervescensboiling up or over
2LatineffervescoI boil up or over; I seethe; I foam or effervesce
3LatinfervescoI grow hot; begin to boil
4Latinferveōto be hot
5Proto-Italicferweō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “effervescent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō →