Etymology

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Today it means: Former name of Konya: a city in Turkey. Full definition →

Latin Iconium ← Ancient Greek Ἰκόνιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸκόνιον
  2. Latin · borrowed fromIconium
  3. English todayIconium

From Latin Iconium, from Ancient Greek Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion), from Luwian Ikkuwaniya, from Hittite Kawana. Unrelated to icon. Doublet of Konya.

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