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Where does “effervescere” come from?

effervescere (Latin) comes from Latin fervescere, from Latin fervere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeru- — to be hot, boil.

Ancestry of “effervescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfervescerepresent active infinitive of fervēscō; to become...
2Latinferverepresent active infinitive of ferveō; to boil,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeru-to be hot, boil
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