Where does “ferment” come from?

Ferment derives from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentare, from Latin fermentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to boil or bubble.

ferment (English): To react, using fermentation; especially to...

Definitions

  1. To react, using fermentation; especially to...

Ancestry of “ferment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchferment—
2Latinfermentāre—
3Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
4Latinferveōto be hot
5Proto-Italicferweō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “ferment”

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