English
emblema
Emblema comes from Latin emblēma ‘emblem, device’, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα ‘insertion’, and ultimately from ἐμβάλλω ‘to put in, to lay on’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐμβάλλωembállō‘to put in, to lay on’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμβλημα‘insertion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemblēma‘emblem, device’
- Englishtodayemblema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐμβάλλωembállō‘to put in, to lay on’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔμβλημα‘insertion’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemblēma‘emblem, device’
- Englishtodayemblema
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω ‘to put in, to lay on’
Today it means
noun An inlaid ornament.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω / emblema