Where does “iconographique” come from?
iconographique (French) comes from French iconographie, from Medieval Latin iconographia, from Ancient Greek εἰκονογραφία, from Ancient Greek εἰκονογράφος, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
iconographique (French): iconographic; image, picture
Definitions
- iconographic; image, picture
Ancestry of “iconographique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | iconographie | iconography |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | iconographia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰκονογραφία | sketch, description |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἰκονογράφος | portrait painter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰκών | figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |