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Where does “σύμβολον” come from?

σύμβολον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

σύμβολον (Ancient Greek): a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...

Definitions

  1. a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...

Ancestry of “σύμβολον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “σύμβολον”

  • symbol
  • symbols
  • symbolic
  • symbolism
  • symbolically
  • symbolical
  • symbolization
  • symbology
  • intersymbol
  • symbolisation
  • nonsymbolic
  • presymbolic
  • sociosymbolic
  • symbolistic
  • subsymbolic
  • multisymbol
  • symbologist
  • unsymbolic
  • postsymbolic
  • symbolicism
  • subsymbol
  • unsymbolical
  • nonsymbolically
  • multisymbolic
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