Eruct
/ɪˈrʌkt/noun
To belch or emit gas from the stomach through the mouth.
Did you know?Eruct comes from Latin *eructare*, meaning “to belch out” or “to vomit forth,” from *e-* “out” + *ructare* “to belch,” a root tied to forceful expulsion rather than elegance.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
eructare
“to belch out, vomit forth”
Latin
Latin
ructare
“to belch repeatedly”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reug-
“to belch, emit gas”
Late Latin
Latin
eructare
“to belch out, spew forth”
14th–16th Century
English
eruct
“to belch; to send forth or utter”