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fomento.

to foment; apply a (hot) poultice

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to foment; apply a (hot) poultice

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1

  2. to pour hot water over; bathe something in hot water

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1

  3. to soothe

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin fōmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fōmentō From fōmentum (“poultice”) + -ō (denominative verb suffix).

noun

  1. dative/ablative singular of fōmentum

    Late-Latin · ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflected form of fōmentum.

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