Where does “symbole” come from?

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

symbole (Norman): creed

Definitions

  1. creed

Ancestry of “symbole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsymbolusSynonym of symbolum
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
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnōEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω