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Where does “εἰκονογράφος” come from?

εἰκονογράφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

εἰκονογράφος (Ancient Greek): portrait painter

Definitions

  1. portrait painter

Ancestry of “εἰκονογράφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “εἰκονογράφος”

  • iconografía
  • iconográfico
  • iconographie
  • iconographique
  • イコノグラフィー
  • εἰκονογραφία
  • iconographia
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