Where does “symbole” come from?

symbole (French) comes from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

symbole (French): symbol

Definitions

symbol

Ancestry of “symbole”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	symbolum	symbol, token; creed
2	Ancient Greek	σύμβολον	a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
3	Ancient Greek	σῠμβάλλω	I throw together, dash together, compare,...
4	Ancient Greek	βάλλω	I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5	Proto-Hellenic	*gʷəlnō	—

Words derived from “symbole”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω →