English
embolium
Embolium comes from Ancient Greek ἐμβόλιον ‘insertion’, from ἔμβολος ‘Tongue 16 (of land)’, 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 BCEἔμβολος‘Tongue 16 (of land)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβόλιονembólion‘insertion’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900embolium
- Englishearliest quotation 1965same form
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 BCEἔμβολος‘Tongue 16 (of land)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβόλιονembólion‘insertion’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900embolium
- Englishearliest quotation 1965same form
Earliest quotation: 1965, Herbert Ruckes, New York: “Hemelytral membranes small, not reaching apex of abdomen; costal…”
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 narrow piece separating the costa and corium in certain insects of the suborder Heteroptera.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / embolium