Where does “embolie” come from?

embolie (French) comes from Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός, from Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embolie (French): embolism

Definitions

  1. embolism

Ancestry of “embolie”, step by step

embolie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin embolismus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinembolismus
2Ancient Greekἐμβολισμόςintercalary
3Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Ancient Greek ἔμβολον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔμβολονwedge, peg, stopper; bolt, bar; architrave

via Ancient Greek ἐμβολή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμβολή

Words derived from “embolie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-
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