Where does “εμετός” come from?

εμετός (Greek) comes 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.

εμετός (Greek): vomiting; nausea

Definitions

  1. vomiting; nausea

Ancestry of “εμετός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔμετοςvomiting, sickness; vomit
2Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
3Ancient Greekϝεμέω
4Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁tiEvery word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω