Where does “vɔ́mit” come from?

vɔ́mit (Pichinglis) comes from English vomit, from Middle English vomiten, from Latin vomitāre, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vɔ́mit (Pichinglis): to vomit

Definitions

  1. to vomit

Ancestry of “vɔ́mit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvomitTo regurgitate or eject the contents of the...
2Middle Englishvomiten—
3Latinvomitāre—
4Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomō →Every word from Latin vomitāre →