Where does “iconoclastico” come from?
iconoclastico (Italian) comes from Italian iconoclasta, from Medieval Latin iconoclasta, from Ancient Greek εἰκονοκλάστης, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
iconoclastico (Italian): iconoclastic
Ancestry of “iconoclastico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | iconoclasta | iconoclastic; iconoclast |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | iconoclasta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰκονοκλάστης | iconoclast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάω | to break, to break off, to break into pieces; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλαίω | cry, weep; first-person singular future... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |