Etymology of the English word symbolist
the English word
symbolistderived from the English word
symbolderived from the Church Latin word
symbolum (token, symbol; matching objects proving identity)
derived from the Classical Latin word
symbolus (token, symbol; matching objects proving identity)
derived from the Greek word
sumbolon, σύμβολον
using the English suffix
-istderived from the Latin suffix
-istaderived from the Greek suffix
-istesUsage
Word found in Modern English
