Etymology of the English word ferment
the English word
fermentderived from the Old French word
fermentderived from the Latin word
fermentum (fermentation, leavening)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-derived from the Old French word
fermenterderived from the Latin word
fermentum (fermentation, leavening)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-derived from the Vulgar Latin word
fermentare (leaven; cause fermentation in; aerate)
derived from the Latin word
fervere (be hot; boil, burn; be warm, aroused, inflamed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-Date
The earliest known usage of ferment in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
fermented,
fermentingCognates
Dutch
ferment, French
ferment, French
fermenter, German
Ferment, German
fermentieren, Italian
fermentare, Italian
fermento, Latin
fermentare, Norwegian
ferment, Spanish
fermento, Swedish
fermentUsage
Word found in Modern English
