English

homofermentative

From homo- + fermentative.

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Today it means

adj That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / homofermentative