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Where does “embolite” come from?

embolite (English) comes from Latin embolus, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος, from Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embolite (English): A mineral consisting of silver chloride and...

Definitions

  1. A mineral consisting of silver chloride and...

Ancestry of “embolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemboluspiston; alley, back street; anything oblong that...
2Ancient GreekἔμβολοςA peg, stopper; linchpin
3Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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