Where does “microembolic” come from?

microembolic (English) comes from English micro, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microembolic (English): Relating to a microembolism

Definitions

  1. Relating to a microembolism

Ancestry of “microembolic”, step by step

microembolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via English embolic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembolicOf or relating to an embolus or an embolism
2Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →