Where does “microthromboembolism” come from?
microthromboembolism (English) comes from English thromboembolism, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
microthromboembolism (English): A very small thromboembolism
Definitions
- A very small thromboembolism
Ancestry of “microthromboembolism”, step by step
microthromboembolism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thromboembolism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thromboembolism | An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the... |
| 2 | English | embolism | An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an... |
| 3 | Old French | embolisme | intercalation of days in a calendar to correct... |
| 4 | Latin | embolismus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμβολισμός | intercalary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμβάλλω | to throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |