Where does “fermentable” come from?
Fermentable comes from English ferment plus the suffix -able, ultimately from Latin fervere meaning to boil or bubble, derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
fermentable (English): Able to ferment or be fermented; Any substance...
Definitions
- Able to ferment or be fermented; Any substance...
Ancestry of “fermentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | — |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “fermentable”