English
emboly
Emboly comes from Ancient Greek ἐμβολή ‘a putting into’, from ἐμβάλλω ‘to throw in, cast in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-.
- 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, cast in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβολήembolḗ‘a putting into’
- Englishtodayemboly
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, cast in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐμβολήembolḗ‘a putting into’
- Englishtodayemboly
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, cast in’
Today it means
noun embolic invagination
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- / emboly