Where does “иконопочитание” come from?
иконопочитание (Russian) comes from Russian почита́ние, from Russian почита́ть, from Russian чита́ть, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
иконопочитание (Russian): iconodulism
Definitions
- iconodulism
Ancestry of “иконопочитание”, step by step
иконопочитание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian почита́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | почита́ние | honouring/honoring, respect, esteem |
| 2 | Russian | почита́ть | to read (for a while) |
| 3 | Russian | чита́ть | to read |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čitati | to read; to count |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Russian ико́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ико́на | icon |
| 2 | Greek | εικόνα | picture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰκών | figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |