English
embolite
Embolite comes from Latin embolus ‘piston’, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος ‘peg, wedge, stopper’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβάλλω‘to throw in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμβολοςémbolos‘peg, wedge, stopper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEembolus‘piston’
- Englishtodayembolite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelH-‘to hit by throwing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷl̥-ne-h₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷəlnōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάλλω‘to throw’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβάλλω‘to throw in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμβολοςémbolos‘peg, wedge, stopper’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEembolus‘piston’
- Englishtodayembolite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
ball, quail, quill, quell, obelisk, pul, 64 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
ballistic, symbolic, ballista, symbolist, 35 more
through Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’
problem, devil, symbol, metabolic, parable, hyperbolic, parabolic, anabolic, metabolize, hyperbola, 34 more
through Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω ‘to throw in’
Today it means
noun A mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / embolite