English
emblematic
Emblematic comes from French emblématique ‘iconic, emblematic’, and goes back to Late Latin emblēmaticus.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEemblēmaticus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentemblématique‘iconic, emblematic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834emblematic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEemblēmaticus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentemblématique‘iconic, emblematic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834emblematic
Earliest quotation: 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Richard Bentley: “All was dreary—all was emblematic of that change and…”
Every English word from Late Latin emblēmaticus
Today it means
adj Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin emblēmaticus / emblematic