Where does “graphicon” come from?
graphicon (English) comes from English graphical, from English graphic, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
graphicon (English): Any of various kinds of graphical icon used on social media platforms
Definitions
- Any of various kinds of graphical icon used on social media platforms
Ancestry of “graphicon”, step by step
graphicon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graphical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graphical | Of, related to, or shown on a graph; Of, related... |
| 2 | English | graphic | Drawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in... |
| 3 | Latin | graphicus | pertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραφικός | pertaining to writing; pertaining to painting |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραφή | drawing; painting; writing, a writing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English icon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icon | An image, symbol, picture, or other... |
| 2 | Latin | īcon | image, artistic representation of a thing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰκών | figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |