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Where does “vomire” come from?

vomire (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin vomō, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

Ancestry of “vomire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvomō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “vomire”

  • vomir
  • vomissement
  • vomit
  • vomi
  • vomissement
  • vomir
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