English
emesis
Emesis comes from Ancient Greek ἔμεσις ‘vomiting’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wemh₁-‘to vomit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wémh₁ti‘to vomit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐμέωeméō‘vomit’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμεσιςémesis‘vomiting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1837emesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wemh₁-‘to vomit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wémh₁ti‘to vomit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐμέωeméō‘vomit’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμεσιςémesis‘vomiting’
- Englishearliest quotation 1837emesis
Earliest quotation: 1837, Living Caterpillars in the Human Intestines: “A female, aged 57 years, was left affected with…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁ti ‘to vomit’
through Ancient Greek ἐμέω ‘vomit’
Today it means
noun The act or process of vomiting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- / emesis