Where does “hematemesis” come from?
hematemesis (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.
hematemesis (English): Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood
Definitions
- Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood
Ancestry of “hematemesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emesis | The act or process of vomiting |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔμεσις | vomit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |