Where does “symbolum” come from?

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

symbolum (Latin): symbol, token; creed

Definitions

  1. symbol, token; creed

Ancestry of “symbolum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “symbolum”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω →