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Where does “vomitorium” come from?

vomitorium (English) comes from Latin vomitōrium, from Latin vomitōrius, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vomitorium (English): A passage located behind a tier of seats in an...

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  1. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an...

Ancestry of “vomitorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomitōrium—
2Latinvomitōrius—
3Latinvomō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
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