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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · 1572–today · image component

icon

image, likeness, representative symbol, or computer-display symbol

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Late Latin · image loan

īcōn

image or likeness

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

English icon borrows Late Latin īcōn with English stress and vowel adaptation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Image and likeness extend into religious, symbolic, cultural, and computing senses.

CHRONOLOGY

English first-known-use is reported in 1572.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

SOURCES ON THIS EDGE

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Icon — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Late Latin icon

Documents the English borrowing.

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American Heritage Dictionary: iconWord History: Latin icon

Provides a third historical-dictionary account.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 471icon

icon → īcōn

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