Where does “macroembolization” come from?

macroembolization (English) comes from English macro, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macroembolization (English): The formation of macroemboli

Definitions

  1. The formation of macroemboli

Ancestry of “macroembolization”, step by step

macroembolization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English macro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via English embolization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembolizationA nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-
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