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Where does “szimbólum” come from?

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

szimbólum (Hungarian): symbol

Definitions

  1. symbol

Ancestry of “szimbólum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsymbolumsymbol, token; creed
2Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
3Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “szimbólum”

  • szimbólumok
  • státusszimbólumok
  • státusszimbólum
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