Where does “emesis” come from?

emesis (Spanish) 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.

emesis (Spanish): emesis, vomit

Definitions

  1. emesis, vomit

Ancestry of “emesis”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁tiEvery word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω