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Where does “εἰκών” come from?

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

εἰκών (Ancient Greek): figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...

Definitions

  1. figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...

Ancestry of “εἰκών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “εἰκών”

  • icon
  • iconography
  • iconology
  • emoticon
  • eikonal
  • aniconism
  • iconization
  • iconological
  • iconographer
  • iconophile
  • iconophobia
  • iconophobic
  • iconism
  • iconize
  • iconodule
  • iconify
  • iconical
  • iconisation
  • iconification
  • iconlike
  • iconise
  • iconomania
  • autoicon
  • iconless
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