Where does “presymbolic” come from?
presymbolic (English) comes from English symbolic, from French symbolique, from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
presymbolic (English): Not yet able to use symbols to communicate
Definitions
- Not yet able to use symbols to communicate
Ancestry of “presymbolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | symbolic | Pertaining to a symbol; Implicitly representing... |
| 2 | French | symbolique | symbolic |
| 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 | — |