Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fermentative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: fer-men-ta-tive
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ferment Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English fermentative From ferment + -ative.

Inflected Forms

more fermentative (comparative) most fermentative (superlative)

Derived Forms

antifermentative biofermentative fermentatively fermentativeness heterofermentative homofermentative nonfermentative photofermentative respirofermentative

Questions

What does fermentative mean?: Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.
Where does fermentative come from?: Etymology tree English ferment Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English fermentative From ferment + -ative.

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