Where does “fermentor” come from?
fermentor (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
fermentor (English): The vessel in which fermentation takes place
Definitions
- The vessel in which fermentation takes place
Ancestry of “fermentor”, step by step
fermentor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ferment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferment | To react, using fermentation; especially to... |
| 2 | Middle French | ferment | — |
| 3 | Latin | fermentāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | fermentum | fermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,... |
| 5 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |