Where does “symbolical” come from?
Symbolical comes from English symbolic, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάλλω meaning to throw.
symbolical (English): Synonym of symbolic
Definitions
- Synonym of symbolic
Ancestry of “symbolical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | symbolicus | having the nature or character of a symbol or sign |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συμβολικός | of or belonging to a symbol |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |