Where does “vomica” come from?

Vomica comes from Latin vomicā, derived from Latin vomere, meaning to vomit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-.

vomica (English): An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other...

Definitions

  1. An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other...

Ancestry of “vomica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinvomoI am sick; I vomit, puke, throw up; discharge; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “vomica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomo →Every word from Latin vomere →