Where does “iconique” come from?

iconique (French) comes from Late Latin iconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

iconique (French): art iconic (as related to iconography)

Definitions

  1. art iconic (as related to iconography)

Ancestry of “iconique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latiniconicus—
2Ancient Greekεἰκονικόςrepresenting a figure, portrait-like;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “iconique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →