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

  1. Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood

Ancestry of “hematemesis”, 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 →