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Where does “ἐμέω” come from?

ἐμέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

ἐμέω (Ancient Greek): I vomit, throw up, am sick

Definitions

  1. I vomit, throw up, am sick

Ancestry of “ἐμέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekϝεμέω—
2Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “ἐμέω”

  • emetic
  • emesis
  • antiemetic
  • hematemesis
  • hyperemesis
  • emetine
  • emetogenic
  • antiemesis
  • emydid
  • emetogenicity
  • emetophobia
  • hyperemetic
  • emetically
  • emetophile
  • emetophobic
  • emetology
  • tyremesis
  • hyperemesis gravidarum
  • nonemetic
  • emetophilia
  • emeto-
  • emeticus
  • emys
  • emesis
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