Where does “simbolo” come from?

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

simbolo (Italian): symbol, sign, emblem, icon

Definitions

  1. symbol, sign, emblem, icon

Ancestry of “simbolo”, 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 “simbolo

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnōEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω
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