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Where does “fervescere” come from?

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

fervescere (Latin): present active infinitive of fervēscō; to become...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of fervēscō; to become...

Ancestry of “fervescere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fervescere”

  • defervescence
  • defervesce
  • fervescent
  • fervescens
  • defervescere
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