Where does “emetik” come from?
emetik (Turkish) comes from French émétique, from Latin emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμετος, from Ancient Greek ἐμέω, from Ancient Greek ϝεμέω, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
emetik (Turkish): emetic
Definitions
- emetic
Ancestry of “emetik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émétique | emetic; an emetic |
| 2 | Latin | emeticus | emetic, turning the stomach |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμετικός | provoking sickness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμετος | vomiting, sickness; vomit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμέω | I vomit, throw up, am sick |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝεμέω | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *wémh₁ti | to vomit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |