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Where does “embolisme” come from?

embolisme (Old 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...

embolisme (Old French): intercalation of days in a calendar to correct...

Definitions

  1. intercalation of days in a calendar to correct...

Ancestry of “embolisme”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “embolisme”

  • embolism
  • thromboembolism
  • embolectomy
  • atheroembolism
  • cardioembolism
  • thromboembolectomy
  • aeroembolism
  • embolismal
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