Where does “Emys” come from?

Emys (Translingual) comes from Latin emys, from Ancient Greek ἐμύς, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

Emys (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Emys”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	emys	freshwater tortoise, European pond turtle
2	Ancient Greek	ἐμύς	freshwater tortoise
3	Ancient Greek	ἐμέω	I vomit, throw up, am sick
4	Ancient Greek	ϝεμέω	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	*wémh₁ti	to vomit
6	Proto-Indo-European	wemh₁-	to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “Emys”

emydid
Emydidae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti →Every word from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω →