Where does “effervescent” come from?
effervescent (French) comes from Latin effervescens, from Latin effervesco, from Latin fervesco, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
effervescent (French): effervescent
Definitions
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Ancestry of “effervescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | effervescens | boiling up or over |
| 2 | Latin | effervesco | I boil up or over; I seethe; I foam or effervesce |
| 3 | Latin | fervesco | I grow hot; begin to boil |
| 4 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |