Where does “simbol” come from?
simbol (Indonesian) comes from Dutch symbool, from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
simbol (Indonesian): symbol
Definitions
- symbol
Ancestry of “simbol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | symbool | A symbol, sign, character, glyph or anything of... |
| 2 | French | symbole | symbol |
| 3 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 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 | — |