Where does “Symboltabelle” come from?
Symboltabelle (German) comes from German Symbol, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
Symboltabelle (German): symbol table
Definitions
- symbol table
Ancestry of “Symboltabelle”, step by step
Symboltabelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Symbol | symbol, icon |
| 2 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 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 German Tabelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tabelle | table |
| 2 | Latin | tabella | small board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |