'anserated' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'anser', where 'anser' meant 'goose'.

'anser' (Latin) gave rise to Medieval Latin forms such as 'anseratus' or adjective forms like 'anserate', which entered scholarly and heraldic English as 'anserate' and later appeared in the -ed form 'anserated'.

Initially it meant 'having the form of a goose' (or 'goose-like'); over time it became specialized in contexts such as heraldry and ornament to mean 'ending in a hooked or beaklike projection'.