Where does “festerment” come from?
festerment (English) comes from English fester, from Old French festre, from Latin fistula, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
festerment (English): A festering
Ancestry of “festerment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fester | A fistula; A sore or an ulcer of the skin; The... |
| 2 | Old French | festre | — |
| 3 | Latin | fistula | pipe, tube, especially a water pipe; hollow reed... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |