Effervesence, Effervesent
Do you know anyone who could be described as effervescent?
The word has its origins in Proto-Indo-European bhreu, a term meaning to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn. Other words derivatived from bhreu are related to cooking and brewing.
The word effervescence, from the 1650s, meaning the action of boiling up, comes from 1640s French and from Latin effervescentem, effervescere to boil up, boil over. Effervescere = ex (out of) + fervescere (begin to boil), fervere (to be hot, boil).
The verb ‘to effervesce’ (to boil up, boil over) is from 1702. Effervescence in the sense of liveliness is from 1748. Effervescent in the sense of exuberant is from 1833.
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
The word has its origins in Proto-Indo-European bhreu, a term meaning to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn. Other words derivatived from bhreu are related to cooking and brewing.
The word effervescence, from the 1650s, meaning the action of boiling up, comes from 1640s French and from Latin effervescentem, effervescere to boil up, boil over. Effervescere = ex (out of) + fervescere (begin to boil), fervere (to be hot, boil).
The verb ‘to effervesce’ (to boil up, boil over) is from 1702. Effervescence in the sense of liveliness is from 1748. Effervescent in the sense of exuberant is from 1833.
Reference: Online Etymological Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/
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