Where does “vomic” come from?

vomic (English) comes from Latin vomicus, from Latin vomica, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vomic (English): purulent

Definitions

  1. purulent

Ancestry of “vomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomicusulcerous; foul, filthy, noisome
2Latinvomicaabscess, boil, sore, ulcer; nominative feminine...
3Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomō →Every word from Latin vomica →
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