Where does “copremesis” come from?

copremesis (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.

copremesis (English): stercoraceous vomiting

Definitions

  1. stercoraceous vomiting

Ancestry of “copremesis”, step by step

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