Where does “fallossymbol” come from?

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

fallossymbol (Swedish): a phallic symbol (thing (purportedly) representing a penis or masculinity)

Definitions

  1. a phallic symbol (thing (purportedly) representing a penis or masculinity)

Ancestry of “fallossymbol”, step by step

fallossymbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish symbol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsymbolsymbol
2Latinsymbolumsymbol, token; creed
3Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
4Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
5Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
6Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō

via Swedish fallos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfallosa phallus ((depiction of an) erect penis)
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnōEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω