Etymology of the English word collembolan
the English word
collembolanderived from the Byzantine Greek word
embolos, ἔμβολος (wedge, plug, anything inserted)
derived from the Greek word
emballein, ἐμβάλλω
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-derived from the Latin word
Collemboladerived from the Greek word
kolla, κόλλα (glue)
derived from the Greek word
emballein, ἐμβάλλω
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-derived from the Greek word
embolonusing the English prefix
collo-derived from the Latin prefix
collo-derived from the Greek word
kolla, κόλλα (glue)
Date
The earliest known usage of collembolan in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
