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Where does “exestuate” come from?

exestuate (English) comes from Latin exaestuatus, from Latin exaestuo, from Latin aestuō, from Latin aestus, from Proto-Italic aissus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

exestuate (English): To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce

Definitions

  1. To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce

Ancestry of “exestuate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexaestuatusfermented
2LatinexaestuoI boil up, foam up, or ferment; I seethe or rage
3Latinaestuō—
4Latinaestusheat; fire; tide
5Proto-Italicaissus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →