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Where does “fermenter” come from?

fermenter (French) comes from Latin fermento, from Latin fermentum, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fermenter (French): to ferment

Definitions

  1. to ferment

Ancestry of “fermenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfermentoI cause to rise, ferment or leaven; I cause to...
2Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
3Latinferveō—
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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