Where does “iconophobia” come from?

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

iconophobia (English): An aversion to icons

Definitions

  1. An aversion to icons

Ancestry of “iconophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicono-—
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰκών →