Where does “seksisymboli” come from?
seksisymboli (Finnish) comes from Finnish symboli, from Latin symbolus, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
seksisymboli (Finnish): sex symbol
Definitions
- sex symbol
Ancestry of “seksisymboli”, step by step
seksisymboli 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 | — |