Where does “simbolistică” come from?
simbolistică (Romanian) comes from Romanian simbol, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
simbolistică (Romanian): symbolism
Definitions
- symbolism
Ancestry of “simbolistică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | simbol | symbol |
| 2 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |