Etymology

emesis

em·e·sis
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Today it means: The act or process of vomiting. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἔμεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἔμεσις
  2. English todayemesis

From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔμεσις all →

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