Where does “symbolisoiminen” come from?
symbolisoiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish symbolisoida, from Finnish symbolinen, from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
Ancestry of “symbolisoiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | symbolisoida | To symbolise/symbolize |
| 2 | Finnish | symbolinen | symbolic |
| 3 | Latin | symbolicus | having the nature or character of a symbol or sign |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμβολικός | of or belonging to a symbol |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |