Etymology

refermentation

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Today it means: The act of fermenting again, the fermentation of something that has already been fermented. Full definition →

English fermentation ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfermentation
  7. English todayrefermentation

From re- + fermentation.

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