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English word icon comes from Ancient Greek εἰκόνος
εἰκόνος (Ancient Greek)
icon (Latin)
(later Latin): icon (religious painting). An image.
icon (English)
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons. See also symbol and index.. (religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.. A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.. [...]