- fermentation (n.)
[fermentation 词源字典]
- late 14c., in alchemy, with a broad sense; modern scientific sense is from c. 1600; from Late Latin fermentationem (nominative fermentatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin fermentare "to ferment" (see ferment (v.)). Figurative use attested from 1650s.[fermentation etymology, fermentation origin, 英语词源]