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Where does “fomentare” come from?

fomentare (Italian) comes from Latin fomentāre, from Latin fōmentum, from Latin fovere, from Latin foveo, from Proto-Italic foɣʷeō, from Proto-Italic θoɣʷejō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fomentare (Italian): To instigate, foment or stir up

Definitions

  1. To instigate, foment or stir up

Ancestry of “fomentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfomentāre—
2Latinfōmentum—
3Latinfoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinfoveoI warm, keep warm; I nurture, cherish, foster; I...
5Proto-Italicfoɣʷeōto warm, to make warm, to keep warm
6Proto-Italicθoɣʷejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰogʷʰ-éye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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