英语词汇fermentation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	fermentation
词源	fermentation n. late 14c., in alchemy, with a broad sense; modern scientific sense is from c. 1600; from Late Latin fermentationem (nominative fermentatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin fermentare "to ferment" (see ferment (v.)). Figurative use attested from 1650s. Entries linking to fermentation ferment v. late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French fermenter (13c.) and directly from Latin fermentare "to leaven, cause to rise or ferment," from fermentum "substance causing fermentation, leaven, drink made of fermented barley," perhaps contracted from fervimentum, from root of fervere "to boil, seethe" (from PIE root bhreu- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn"). Transitive use from 1670s. Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Fermented; fermenting. updated on March 08, 2019
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fermentation n.