Where does “vomitōrium” come from?

vomitōrium (Latin) comes from Latin vomitōrius, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vomitōrium (Latin): The entrance to an amphitheatre; passage behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre

Definitions

  1. The entrance to an amphitheatre; passage behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre

Ancestry of “vomitōrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomitōriusvomitory, emetic
2Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “vomitōrium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomō →Every word from Latin vomitōrius →