Where does “símbol” come from?

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

símbol (Catalan): symbol

Definitions

symbol

Ancestry of “símbol”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	symbolus	Synonym of symbolum
2	Ancient Greek	σύμβολον	a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
3	Ancient Greek	σῠμβάλλω	I throw together, dash together, compare,...
4	Ancient Greek	βάλλω	I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5	Proto-Hellenic	*gʷəlnō	—

Words derived from “símbol”

simbolisme

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω →