Where does “emblematic” come from?

Emblematic comes from French emblématique, meaning symbolic or representative, ultimately from Greek emblēma meaning an inlaid object or ornament.

emblematic (English): Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or...

Definitions

  1. Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or...

Ancestry of “emblematic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchemblématiqueemblematic
2Late Latinemblēmaticus

Words derived from “emblematic

Every word from Late Latin emblēmaticus