Where does “symbols” come from?
Symbols comes from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, derived from βάλλω meaning to throw.
symbols (English): plural of symbol; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of symbol; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “symbols”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symbol | A character or glyph representing an idea,... |
| 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 | — |