Where does “ἐμύς” come from?

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

ἐμύς (Ancient Greek): freshwater tortoise

Definitions

  1. freshwater tortoise

Ancestry of “ἐμύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
2Ancient Greekϝεμέω—
3Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “ἐμύς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti →Every word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω →