Where does “antiemesis” come from?

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

antiemesis (English): The prevention of vomiting

Definitions

  1. The prevention of vomiting

Ancestry of “antiemesis”, step by step

antiemesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English emesis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemesisThe act or process of vomiting
2Ancient Greekἔμεσιςvomit
3Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
4Ancient Greekϝεμέω—
5Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti →Every word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω →