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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

  1. effervescent

Ancestry of “effervescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffervescens
2LatineffervescoI boil up or over; I seethe; I foam or effervesce
3LatinfervescoI grow hot; begin to boil
4Latinferveō—
5Proto-Italicferweō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “effervescent”

  • effervescent
  • effervescently
  • noneffervescent
  • ineffervescent
  • uneffervescent
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