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
- To throw up or vomit; to eject what has...
Ancestry of “regurgitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | regurgitatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | regurgitare | — |
| 3 | Latin | gurges | A whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |