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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | Copyright

foment bathe with warm lotion; promote the growth of; foster, stimulate. XV. — (O)F. fomenter — late L. fōmentāre, f. fōmentum lotion, poultice, lenitive :- *fovementum, f. fovēre heat, cherish, rel. to Skr. dáhati, Lith. degù burn, Gr. téphrā ash, ember; cf.DAY.

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