ferment- root words — words with the ferment- root

The root ferment- comes from Latin fervere, meaning to boil, seethe. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including conferva, defervescence, fermentability, fermentable, fermentative, fervorous, fervour, perfervid, unfermented. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ferment- root

Explore words with ferment- — words containing the ferment- root and sharing its sense of "to boil, seethe". Examples include conferva, defervescence, fermentability, fermentable, fermentative, fervorous, fervour, perfervid, unfermented. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ferment- mean?

The ferment- root means to boil, seethe, from Latin fervere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.