Where does “symbolically” come from?
Symbolically comes from English symbolic, derived from English aldehyde via French -ique and Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and Ancient Greek βάλλω meaning to throw.
symbolically (English): In a symbolic manner; By means of symbols or a...
Definitions
- In a symbolic manner; By means of symbols or a...
Ancestry of “symbolically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbolical | Synonym of symbolic |
| 2 | Latin | symbolicus | having the nature or character of a symbol or sign |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμβολικός | of or belonging to a symbol |
| 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 | — |