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īcōn

image or likeness

DATE
Late Latin
SENSE
image loan
FAMILY
Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY
node:9:icon:attested:sense:image-loan

Canonical Late Latin transmission stage for icon, cited by multiple historical dictionaries.

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Ancient Greek · Ancient Greek · image likeness

εἰκών

representation, image, or likeness

SOUND
Late Latin īcōn borrows and adapts Greek eikōn.
MEANING
The representation, image, and likeness field remains central.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Icon — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord History: Late Latin borrowed from Greek eikōn

Documents the Greek source.

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Icon — Origin and historysupportsHeadword history: Greek eikon

Independently documents the source.

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American Heritage Dictionary: iconsupportsEtymology: Greek eikōn

Independently supplies the Greek form.

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DESCENDANTborrowingestablished
Present-Day English · 1572–today · image component

icon

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

SOUND
English icon borrows Late Latin īcōn with English stress and vowel adaptation.
MEANING
Image and likeness extend into religious, symbolic, cultural, and computing senses.
CHRONOLOGY
English first-known-use is reported in 1572.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Icon — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord History: Late Latin icon

Documents the English borrowing.

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Icon — Origin and historysupportsHeadword history: Late Latin icon

Independently documents the route.

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American Heritage Dictionary: iconsupportsWord History: Latin icon

Provides a third historical-dictionary account.

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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emoticon1 connected nodeicon1 connected node
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
STEP 01borrowingestablished
Latinīcōn→Present-Day English · 1572–todayiconimage, likeness, representative symbol, or computer-display symbol
SOUND
English icon borrows Late Latin īcōn with English stress and vowel adaptation.
MEANING
Image and likeness extend into religious, symbolic, cultural, and computing senses.
Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors3 CITATIONSEDGE 491 ↗
Icon — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History: Late Latin icon ↗Icon — Origin and history · Headword history: Late Latin icon ↗American Heritage Dictionary: icon · Word History: Latin icon ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
STEP 02compound componentestablished
Present-Day Englishicon→Present-Day English · 1987–todayemoticonkeyboard characters depicting a facial expression, posture, emotion, or attitude
SOUND
English emoticon truncates and combines emotion with icon.
MEANING
The representative-image component supplies the visual-sign side of a keyboard expression.
Merriam-Webster · Unicode Consortium2 CITATIONSEDGE 490 ↗
FAQ — Emoji and Pictographs · How do emoji differ from emoticons? ↗Emoticon — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History: emotion + icon ↗

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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