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Where does “symbolisieren” come from?

symbolisieren (German) comes from French symboliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.

symbolisieren (German): to symbolize, to symbolise

Definitions

  1. to symbolize, to symbolise

Ancestry of “symbolisieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsymboliserto symbolize
2French-iser-ise/-ize
3Old French-iser-ize
4Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
6Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
8Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

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