'symbolization' originates from the Greek word 'symbolon,' where 'sym-' meant 'together' and 'ballein' meant 'to throw.'

'symbolon' transformed into the Latin word 'symbolum,' and eventually became the modern English word 'symbolization' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a sign or token,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the act of representing something with a symbol.'