vomit: [14] Vomit comes from vomitus, the past participle of Latin vomere ‘vomit’. This was descended from the prehistoric Indo-European base *wem-, which also produced Greek emeín ‘vomit’ (source of English emetic [17]). => emetic
vomit (n.)
late 14c., "act of expelling contents of the stomach through the mouth," from Anglo-French vomit, Old French vomite, from Latin vomitus, from vomitare "to vomit often," frequentative of vomere "to puke, spew forth, discharge," from PIE root *weme- "to spit, vomit" (cognates: Greek emein "to vomit," emetikos "provoking sickness;" Sanskrit vamati "he vomits;" Avestan vam- "to spit;" Lithuanian vemiù "to vomit," Old Norse væma "seasickness"). In reference to the matter so ejected, it is attested from late 14c.
vomit (v.)
early 15c., from Latin vomitus, past participle of vomitare (see vomit (n.)). Related: Vomited; vomiting.
双语例句
1. The taste of blood in her throat made her want to vomit.
她嗓子里的血腥味让她直恶心。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Any product made from cow's milk made him vomit.
任何乳制品都会让他呕吐。
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3. She began to vomit blood a few days before she died.
