Where does “antiemese” come from?
antiemese (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese êmese, 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.
antiemese (Portuguese): antiemesis
Ancestry of “antiemese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | êmese | emesis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔμεσις | vomit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |