Etymology

effervescence

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Today it means: The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink. Full definition →

French effervescence
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  1. French · borrowed fromeffervescence
  2. English todayeffervescence

Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.

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