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, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood
Definitions
- An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood
Ancestry of “aeroembolism”, step by step
aeroembolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embolism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embolism | An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an... |
| 2 | Old French | embolisme | intercalation of days in a calendar to correct... |
| 3 | Latin | embolismus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐμβολισμός | intercalary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμβάλλω | to throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |