embolism

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐμβολισμός“intercalary”
2. Late Latin · derived fromembolismus
3. Old French · derived fromembolisme“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”
4. English todayembolism

The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow. From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to insert, throw in”).