Where does “emblemless” come from?
emblemless (English) comes from English emblem, from Old French embleme, from Latin emblēma, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
emblemless (English): Without an emblem
Definitions
- Without an emblem
Ancestry of “emblemless”, step by step
emblemless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English emblem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emblem | A representative symbol, such as a trademark or... |
| 2 | Old French | embleme | — |
| 3 | Latin | emblēma | mosaic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμβλημα | An insertion; A chased or imbossed ornament; A... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |