Where does “vomir” come from?
vomir (French) comes from Old French vomir, from Vulgar Latin vomire, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
vomir (French): to vomit
Ancestry of “vomir”, step by step
vomir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French vomir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vomir | to vomit |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vomire | — |
| 3 | Latin | vomō | to be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |
via Latin vomere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vomere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | vomo | I am sick; I vomit, puke, throw up; discharge; I... |
Words derived from “vomir”