Where does “emblēma” come from?

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

emblēma (Latin): mosaic

Definitions

  1. mosaic

Ancestry of “emblēma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “emblēma”

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