English
macroembolism
From macro- + embolism.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
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Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω ‘to insert, throw in’
Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός ‘intercalary’
Late Latin embolismus
Old French embolisme ‘intercalation of days in a calendar to…’
English embolism
Today it means
noun A relatively large embolism
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroembolism