Etymograph

English

iconology

Iconology comes from Ancient Greek εἰκών ‘icon’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰκών1eikṓn‘icon’
  2. Englishtodayiconology1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English iconology

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰκώνWiktionary, English iconologyeikṓn‘icon’
  2. EnglishtodayiconologyWiktionary, English iconology

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to resemble’

victory, province, victim, weakness, witch, victor, convince, wicked, wo, conviction, invincible, wight, vicar, weakly, eviction, convict, evict, vanquish, wile, waw, 32 more

through Ancient Greek εἰκών ‘icon’

iconic, ancona, 2 more

Today it means

noun The study of icons in art or art history.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “iconology”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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