Where does “blazon” come from?

Blazon comes from Old French blason, from Vulgar Latin blaso, of unknown ultimate origin.

blazon (English): A verbal or written description of a coat of...

Definitions

  1. A verbal or written description of a coat of...

Ancestry of “blazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchblasonshield; armorial bearings; shoulder blade
2Vulgar Latinblaso—

Words derived from “blazon”

Every word from Vulgar Latin blaso →