Where does “êmese” come from?

êmese (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ἔμεσις, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

êmese (Portuguese): emesis

Definitions

  1. emesis

Ancestry of “êmese”, step by step

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

Words derived from “êmese

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