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Where does “vomissure” come from?

vomissure (French) comes from French vomir, from Old French vomir, from Vulgar Latin vomire, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vomissure (French): vomit, sick

Definitions

  1. vomit, sick

Ancestry of “vomissure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvomirto vomit
2Old Frenchvomirto vomit
3Vulgar Latinvomire—
4Latinvomō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
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