English
regurgitate
Regurgitate comes from Late Latin regurgitātus, and goes back to Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEregurgitātus
- Englishearliest quotation 2014regurgitate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEregurgitātus
- Englishearliest quotation 2014regurgitate
Earliest quotation: 2014, Olivia Judson, International New York Times: “[…] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
require, rescue, reverse, rely, remark, reminiscent, revoke, reciprocal, repellent, reciprocate, repulse, refrigerate, rappel, 16 more
Today it means
verb To throw up or vomit; to eject what has previously been swallowed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *wre- / regurgitate