Where does “eikonal” come from?

eikonal (English) 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;...

eikonal (English): Describing the properties of a class of partial...

Definitions

  1. Describing the properties of a class of partial...

Ancestry of “eikonal”, 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 “eikonal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰκών →