PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
Not from the reviewed evidence. Merriam-Webster calls the proposed base uncertain and the Lithuanian comparison doubtful; Etymonline likewise marks the Greek prehistory uncertain.
/ˈaɪkɒn/ · noun
An image, likeness, representative figure, or display symbol, borrowed through Late Latin from Greek eikōn.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Explicitly limits deeper reconstruction.
Word History note: uncertain origin and doubtful Lithuanian comparisonA third source likewise does not establish a deeper ancestor.
Etymology ending at Greek eikōn / eikenaiIndependently supports the boundary.
Headword history: Greek eikenai of uncertain originThe graph stops at Greek eikōn rather than converting a doubtful comparison into an ancestor.