Where does “symbolicalness” come from?
symbolicalness (English) comes from English symbolical, from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
symbolicalness (English): The quality of being symbolical
Definitions
- The quality of being symbolical
Ancestry of “symbolicalness”, step by step
symbolicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English symbolical
| 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 | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |