Where does “heraldic” come from?

Heraldic comes from Middle French héraldique, derived from Latin heraldus, a herald or official announcer.

heraldic (English): Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds

Ancestry of “heraldic”, step by step

heraldic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French héraldique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhéraldiqueheraldric; heraldry
2Medieval Latinheraldicus—
3Latinheraldus—

via English herald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheraldA messenger, especially one bringing important...

Words derived from “heraldic”

Every word from Latin heraldus →Every word from Medieval Latin heraldicus →Every word from French héraldique →