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Where does “iconification” come from?

iconification (English) 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;...

iconification (English): The act, process or result of iconifying

Definitions

  1. The act, process or result of iconifying

Ancestry of “iconification”, 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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