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Where does “εικόνα” come from?

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

εικόνα (Greek): picture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;...

Definitions

  1. picture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;...

Ancestry of “εικόνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “εικόνα”

  • icono
  • икона
  • icône
  • икона
  • ikona
  • εικονοστοιχείο
  • икона
  • икона
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