Where does “emys” come from?

emys (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμύς, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

emys (Latin): freshwater tortoise, European pond turtle

Definitions

  1. freshwater tortoise, European pond turtle

Ancestry of “emys”, step by step

emys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐμύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμύςfreshwater tortoise
2Ancient GreekἐμέωI vomit, throw up, am sick
3Ancient Greekϝεμέω
4Proto-Indo-European*wémh₁tito vomit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Ancient Greek ἐμῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμῠ́ςfreshwater tortoise (Emys orbicularis)

Words derived from “emys

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