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Where does “vomitory” come from?

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

vomitory (English): The entrance into a theater or other large public...

Definitions

  1. The entrance into a theater or other large public...

Ancestry of “vomitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomitōrium—
2Latinvomitōrius—
3Latinvomō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →