Where does “vomitrocious” come from?

vomitrocious (English) comes from English vomit, from Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vomitrocious (English): Causing a desire to vomit; disgusting or gross

Definitions

  1. Causing a desire to vomit; disgusting or gross

Ancestry of “vomitrocious”, step by step

vomitrocious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vomit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvomitTo regurgitate or eject the contents of the...
2Middle Englishvomiten—
3Latinvomitāre—
4Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via English atrocious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatrociousFrightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous; Offensive...
2Latinatrōxfierce, savage, bloody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomō →Every word from Latin vomitāre →