myEtymology.com: French etymology of symbole

Etymology of the French word symbole

the French word symbole

derived 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

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