Where does “ethnosymbolism” come from?
ethnosymbolism (English) comes from English symbolism, from English symbol, from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
ethnosymbolism (English): A school of thought in the study of nationalism that stresses the importance of symbols, myths, values and traditions in the formation and persistence of the modern nation-state
Definitions
- A school of thought in the study of nationalism that stresses the importance of symbols, myths, values and traditions in the formation and persistence of the modern nation-state
Ancestry of “ethnosymbolism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbolism | Representation of a concept through symbols or... |
| 2 | English | symbol | A character or glyph representing an idea,... |
| 3 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 4 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |