fomentacioun

Middle English
FWOTD – 23 March 2018

Etymology

From Late Latin fōmentātiō, fōmentātiōnem,[1] from fōmentāre,[2] from fōmentum (“lotion; compress, poultice; warm application; fomentation”), from foveō (“to warm, keep warm; to cherish, nurture; to bathe, foment”),[3] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔːmenˈtaːsjuːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːsjuːn

Noun

fōmentāciǒun (plural fomentaciouns)

  1. The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin, or of discussing (dispersing) tumours; fomentation.
  2. A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body; fomentation.

Alternative forms
  • vomentacioun

Descendants

References
  1. “fōmentāciǒun, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. “fomentation” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
  3. “foment” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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