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Where does “икона” come from?

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

икона (Bulgarian): icon

Definitions

  1. icon

Ancestry of “икона”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiconAn image, symbol, picture, or other...
2Latinīcon—
3Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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