Quote Originally Posted by thescot View Post
Of course, when the rules of heraldry were first laid out, I suspect that Latin was considered the only appropriate language for such elevated pursuits. And having an agreed upon set of technical terms takes the guess work out of it.
Actually, in the English speaking world, the names of the colors and metals are from the French language. The purpose of the rules and language of heraldry is so that a herald would know what a coat of arms looks like simply by reading the blazon.