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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | symbolical | Synonym of symbolic |
| 2 | Latin | symbolicus | — |
| 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 | — |