effervescent
/ˌefəˈvesənt/eh-fur-VEH-suhnt
/ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/eh-fur-VEH-suhnt
Meaningboiling out
Common meaning: fizzy
Other meanings: lively
- efout
- fervto boil, seetheLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 742 · scan
- escentadjective ending: becoming, starting to
‘out’ + ‘to boil, seethe’ → effervescent
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ferveō ‘to boil, seethe’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ferveō, p. 742 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ferveō Latin “to boil, seethe”
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