the original meaning of 'symbol' meant this -- it was basically a ticket stub used to authenticate a document (it only took on its modern meaning in a 16th cen

the original meaning of 'symbol' meant this -- it was basically a ticket stub used to authenticate a document (it only took on its modern meaning in a 16th century poem) https://www.etymonline.com/word/symbol https://www.etymonline.com/word/symbol