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Where does “fermento” come from?

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

fermento (Latin): I cause to rise, ferment or leaven; I cause to...

Definitions

  1. I cause to rise, ferment or leaven; I cause to...

Ancestry of “fermento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
2Latinferveō—
3Proto-Italicferweō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fermento”

  • fermentation
  • ferment
  • fermenting
  • fermentable
  • fermentative
  • fermenter
  • fermentor
  • fermentability
  • heterofermentative
  • homofermentative
  • nonfermentable
  • unfermentable
  • nonfermenting
  • refermentation
  • referment
  • fermentatively
  • overfermentation
  • coferment
  • fermenteth
  • fermental
  • fermentativeness
  • underfermentation
  • photofermentation
  • semifermentation
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