emetic
/ɪˈmetɪk/ih-MEH-tik
/ɪˈmɛtɪk/ih-MEH-tik
Meaningcausing vomiting
Common meaning: causing vomiting
- emetto vomitLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 460 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekἐμέω‘to vomit’
- Latinemeticus
- Englishemetic‘causing vomiting’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἐμέω ‘to vomit’.
Roots
- ἐμέω Greek “to vomit”
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