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historical dictionaryahd-icon
American Heritage Dictionary: icon
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- YEAR
- 2022
- PUBLISHER
- HarperCollins
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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Can Greek eikōn be securely reconstructed further?
Not from the reviewed evidence. Merriam-Webster calls the proposed base uncertain and the Lithuanian comparison doubtful; Etymonline likewise marks the Greek prehistory uncertain.
Etymology ending at Greek eikōn / eikenaiA third source likewise does not establish a deeper ancestor.
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EDGE 491supportsestablished
icon → īcōn
Present-Day English → Latin · borrowing
- 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.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
Word History: Latin iconProvides a third historical-dictionary account.
EDGE 492supportsestablished
īcōn → εἰκών
Latin → Ancient Greek · borrowing
- SOUND
- Late Latin īcōn borrows and adapts Greek eikōn.
- MEANING
- The representation, image, and likeness field remains central.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster · Etymonline editors
Etymology: Greek eikōnIndependently supplies the Greek form.
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eikōn
Ancient Greekdirect lexical ancestor
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Etymology: Latin icon from Greek eikōn · broad070
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