Where does “iconoplast” come from?

iconoplast (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;...

iconoplast (English): One who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them

Definitions

  1. One who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them

Ancestry of “iconoplast”, 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 →