Where does “emblem” come from?

Emblem comes from Old French embleme, from Latin emblema, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα, derived from the Greek suffix -μα and the verb βάλλω meaning "to throw," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én and gʷelH-.

emblem (English): A representative symbol, such as a trademark or...

Definitions

  1. A representative symbol, such as a trademark or...

Ancestry of “emblem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchembleme—
2Latinemblēmamosaic
3Ancient GreekἔμβλημαAn insertion; A chased or imbossed ornament; A...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “emblem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα →