Where does “icon” come from?

icon (Latin) 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;...

Ancestry of “icon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	εἰκών	figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
2	Proto-Indo-European	weyk-	to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3	Proto-Indo-European	wey-	to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

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