Where does “symbol” come from?
symbol (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
symbol (Norwegian Bokmål): a symbol
Ancestry of “symbol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
Words derived from “symbol”