Where does “emesis” come from?

Emesis comes from Ancient Greek ἔμεσις, derived from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, which developed from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-.

emesis (English): The act or process of vomiting

Definitions

  1. The act or process of vomiting

Ancestry of “emesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔμεσιςvomit
2Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
3Ancient Greekϝεμέω—
4Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “emesis”

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