Where does “fervescent” come from?
fervescent (English) comes from Latin fervescens, from Latin fervescere, from Latin fervere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeru- — to be hot, boil.
fervescent (English): Growing hot
Ancestry of “fervescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fervescens | |
| 2 | Latin | fervescere | present active infinitive of fervēscō; to become... |
| 3 | Latin | fervere | present active infinitive of ferveō; to boil,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeru- | to be hot, boil |