Where does “emetic” come from?
Emetic comes from French émétique, from Latin emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός, derived from ἔμετος (vomit), from ἐμέω (to vomit), from ϝεμέω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-.
emetic (English): causing nausea and vomiting; an agent that...
Definitions
- causing nausea and vomiting; an agent that...
Ancestry of “emetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émétique | emetic; an emetic |
| 2 | Latin | emeticus | emetic, turning the stomach |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμετικός | provoking sickness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμετος | vomiting, sickness; vomit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | to vomit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |