Where does “émétique” come from?

émétique (French) comes from Latin emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμετος, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

émétique (French): emetic; an emetic

Definitions

  1. emetic; an emetic

Ancestry of “émétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemeticusemetic, turning the stomach
2Ancient Greekἐμετικόςprovoking sickness
3Ancient Greekἔμετοςvomiting, sickness; vomit
4Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
5Ancient Greekϝεμέω
6Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “émétique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁tiEvery word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω