Where does “simbolisme” come from?

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

simbolisme (Catalan): symbolism

Definitions

  1. symbolism

Ancestry of “simbolisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansímbolsymbol
2LatinsymbolusSynonym of symbolum
3Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
4Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
5Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
6Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō