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Where does “iconico” come from?

iconico (Italian) comes from Spanish icono, from French icône, from Russian ико́на, from Greek εικόνα, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

iconico (Italian): iconic

Definitions

  1. iconic

Ancestry of “iconico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishiconoicon
2Frenchicôneicon
3Russianико́наicon
4Greekεικόναpicture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;...
5Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “iconico”

  • iconicità
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