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Where does “íocón” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “íocón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīcon—
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;...

Words derived from “íocón”

  • íocónagrafaíocht
  • íocónascóp
  • íocónach
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