Where does “vómico” come from?

vómico (Portuguese) comes from Latin vomicus, from Latin vomica, from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vómico (Portuguese): emetic causing vomiting

Definitions

  1. emetic causing vomiting

Ancestry of “vómico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomicusulcerous; foul, filthy, noisome
2Latinvomicaabscess, boil, sore, ulcer; nominative feminine...
3Latinvomōto be sick; to vomit, puke, throw up; discharge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Latin vomō →Every word from Latin vomica →