Where does “fermentare” come from?
fermentare (Romanian) comes from Romanian fermenta, from French fermenter, from Latin fermento, from Latin fermentum, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
fermentare (Romanian): ferment
Definitions
- ferment
Ancestry of “fermentare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | fermenta | to ferment |
| 2 | French | fermenter | to ferment |
| 3 | Latin | fermento | I cause to rise, ferment or leaven; I cause to... |
| 4 | Latin | fermentum | fermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,... |
| 5 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |