Where does “ferment” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ferment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfermentāre—
2Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “ferment”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō →
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