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Where does “эмбле́ма” come from?

эмбле́ма (Russian) 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.

Ancestry of “эмбле́ма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemblēma—
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

Words derived from “эмбле́ма”

  • emblema
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