Where does “ἔμεσις” come from?
ἔμεσις (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.
ἔμεσις (Ancient Greek): vomit
Ancestry of “ἔμεσις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |
Words derived from “ἔμεσις”