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Where does “iconográfico” come from?

iconográfico (Spanish) comes from Spanish iconografía, from Medieval Latin iconographia, from Ancient Greek εἰκονογραφία, from Ancient Greek εἰκονογράφος, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

iconográfico (Spanish): iconographic

Definitions

  1. iconographic

Ancestry of “iconográfico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishiconografíaiconography
2Medieval Latiniconographia—
3Ancient Greekεἰκονογραφίαsketch, description
4Ancient Greekεἰκονογράφοςportrait painter
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;...
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