Vomit
/ˈvɒm.ɪt/noun
To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Did you know?The Roman vomitorium was not a chamber for vomiting but a passageway designed to let crowds pour rapidly out of an amphitheater.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wemh₂-
“To vomit or spew”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐμέω (emeō)
“To vomit”
Classical Latin
Latin
vomere
“To vomit or discharge forcefully”
Classical Latin
Latin
vomitare
“To vomit repeatedly or eject abundantly”
12th–13th Century
Old French
vomir
“To vomit”
14th Century
Middle English
vomiten
“To vomit”
Modern English
English
vomit
“To eject stomach contents through the mouth”
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