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Where does “microembolus” come from?

microembolus (English) comes from English embolus, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

microembolus (English): A microscopic embolus

Definitions

  1. A microscopic embolus

Ancestry of “microembolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembolusAn obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot,...
2Latinemboluspiston; alley, back street; anything oblong that...
3Ancient GreekἔμβολοςA peg, stopper; linchpin
4Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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