Where does “iconological” come from?

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

iconological (English): Of or pertaining to iconology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to iconology

Ancestry of “iconological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiconologyThe study of icons in art or art history
2Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “iconological”

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