Where does “microthromboembolus” come from?
microthromboembolus (English) comes from English thromboembolus, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
microthromboembolus (English): A very small thromboembolus
Definitions
- A very small thromboembolus
Ancestry of “microthromboembolus”, step by step
microthromboembolus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thromboembolus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thromboembolus | A thrombus that has embolized; an embolus of the thrombotic type, which is the most common type |
| 2 | English | embolus | An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot,... |
| 3 | Latin | embolus | piston; alley, back street; anything oblong that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμβολος | A peg, stopper; linchpin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐμβάλλω | to throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |