Where does “Blissymbol” come from?
Blissymbol (English) comes from English Bliss, from Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, from Old English blīds, from Proto-West Germanic blīþisi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-.
Blissymbol (English): Any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language
Definitions
- Any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language
Ancestry of “Blissymbol”, step by step
Blissymbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bliss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bliss | originating as a nickname |
| 2 | Middle English | bliss | — |
| 3 | Old English | bliss | joy |
| 4 | Old English | blīds | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþisi | happiness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbol | A character or glyph representing an idea,... |
| 2 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 3 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |