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Where does “aeroembolism” come from?

aeroembolism (English) comes from English embolism, from Old French embolisme, from Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός, from Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

aeroembolism (English): An embolism that results from the introduction, ...

Definitions

  1. An embolism that results from the introduction, ...

Ancestry of “aeroembolism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembolismAn obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an...
2Old Frenchembolismeintercalation of days in a calendar to correct...
3Latinembolismus—
4Ancient Greekἐμβολισμόςintercalary
5Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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