Etymology

iconography

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Today it means: A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Englishicono-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  5. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  6. English todayiconography

From icono- + -graphy.

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