Where does “kuvasymboli” come from?
kuvasymboli (Finnish) comes from Finnish symboli, from Latin symbolus, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
kuvasymboli (Finnish): photographic symbol
Definitions
- photographic symbol
Ancestry of “kuvasymboli”, step by step
kuvasymboli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish symboli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | symboli | A symbol |
| 2 | Latin | symbolus | Synonym of symbolum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |