Added 9 October 2026
effervescent
/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/ adjective
Latin root: effervescentem Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about effervescent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent.
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