Where does “symbolisuus” come from?
symbolisuus (Finnish) comes 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.
symbolisuus (Finnish): symbolicism
Definitions
- symbolicism
Ancestry of “symbolisuus”, step by step
symbolisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish symbolinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | symbolinen | symbolic |
| 2 | Latin | symbolicus | having the nature or character of a symbol or sign |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμβολικός | of or belonging to a symbol |
| 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 Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |