Where does “embolus” come from?

embolus (Indonesian) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

embolus (Indonesian): embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot)

Definitions

  1. embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot)

Ancestry of “embolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemboluspiston; alley, back street; anything oblong that...
2Ancient GreekἔμβολοςA peg, stopper; linchpin
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-