Ferment

Morpheme

Ferment

Type

free base

Denotation

rise, leaven, swell, sour

Etymology

Latin fermentāre, from fermentum; of unknown origin but possibly contraction of *fervimentum, from fervēre

Evidence

apoferment, coferment, ferment, fermentability, fermentable, fermental, fermentarian, fermentate, fermentation, fermentative, fermented, fermenter, fermentic, fermenting, fermentome, fermentor, ferments, lactoferment, nonfermenting, overferment, preferment, referment, underferment, unfermenting

See Also

Ferv