Where does “nonemetic” come from?
nonemetic (English) comes from English emetic, from French émétique, from Latin emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμετος, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti — to spew, to vomit.
nonemetic (English): Not emetic
Ancestry of “nonemetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emetic | causing nausea and vomiting; an agent that... |
| 2 | French | émétique | emetic; an emetic |
| 3 | Latin | emeticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐμετικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμετος | vomiting, sickness; vomit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |