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Where does “regurgitate” come from?

regurgitate (English) comes from Latin regurgitatus, from Latin regurgitare, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

regurgitate (English): To throw up or vomit; to eject what has...

Definitions

  1. To throw up or vomit; to eject what has...

Ancestry of “regurgitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregurgitatus—
2Latinregurgitare—
3LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “regurgitate”

  • regurgitative
  • regurge
  • regurgitator
  • gurgitator
  • regurgitalith
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