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Where does “fermentatively” come from?

fermentatively (English) comes from English fermentative, from English ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentāre, from Latin fermentum, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

fermentatively (English): In a fermentative manner; With regard to...

Definitions

  1. In a fermentative manner; With regard to...

Ancestry of “fermentatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfermentativeOf, pertaining to, causing or undergoing...
2EnglishfermentTo react, using fermentation; especially to...
3Middle Frenchferment—
4Latinfermentāre—
5Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
6Latinferveō—
7Proto-Italicferweō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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