Where does “ikon” come from?

ikon (Swedish) comes from Latin īcon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ikon (Swedish): an icon; an icon, an idol, a symbol

Definitions

  1. an icon; an icon, an idol, a symbol

Ancestry of “ikon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīconimage, artistic representation of a thing
2Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “ikon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰκών →