Where does “symbolics” come from?
symbolics (English) comes 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.
symbolics (English): The study of ancient symbols; The study of that...
Definitions
- The study of ancient symbols; The study of that...
Ancestry of “symbolics”, step by step
symbolics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French symbolique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | symbolique | symbolic |
| 2 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 3 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 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 Latin symbolicus
| 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 |