Etymology

vomitorium

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Today it means: A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds Full definition →

Latin vomitōrium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvomitōrium“entrance to an amphitheatre”
  2. English todayvomitorium

Borrowed from Latin vomitōrium (“entrance to an amphitheatre”), substantive of vomitōrius (“emetic, provoking vomiting”), from vomō (“vomit”).

Words from the same roots

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