Where does “fomentație” come from?
fomentație (Romanian) comes from English fomentation, from Middle English fomentacioun, from Late Latin fomentatio, from Latin fomento, from Latin fōmentum, from Latin fovere, from Latin foveo, from Proto-Italic foɣʷeō — to burn; warm, hot.
fomentație (Romanian): fomentation
Definitions
- fomentation
Ancestry of “fomentație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fomentation | The act of fomenting; the application of warm,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fomentacioun | The act of fomenting; the application of warm,... |
| 3 | Late Latin | fomentatio | — |
| 4 | Latin | fomento | dative singular of fōmentum; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | fōmentum | A warm application, lotion, compress or poultice, fomentation |
| 6 | Latin | fovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | foveo | I warm, keep warm; I nurture, cherish, foster; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | foɣʷeō | to warm, to make warm, to keep warm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | θoɣʷejō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰogʷʰ-éye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |