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Where does “embolique” come from?

embolique (French) comes from French embolie, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embolique (French): embolic

Definitions

  1. embolic

Ancestry of “embolique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchembolieembolism
2Latinembolismus—
3Ancient Greekἐμβολισμόςintercalary
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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