Where does “Emblem” come from?

Emblem (German) comes from Latin emblēma, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Emblem (German): emblem, symbol, logo

Definitions

  1. emblem, symbol, logo

Ancestry of “Emblem”, step by step

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