English
iconodule
Iconodule comes from Ancient Greek εἰκονόδουλος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰκονόδουλοςeikonódoulos
- Englishtodayiconodule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰκονόδουλοςeikonódoulos
- Englishtodayiconodule
A compound of εἰκών ‘likeness, image, portrait’ + δοῦλος ‘slave’
Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to resemble’
Ancient Greek εἰκών ‘likeness, image, portrait’
Every English word from Ancient Greek εἰκονόδουλος
Today it means
noun A person who supports the veneration of religious icons; an iconophile or iconodulist
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek εἰκονόδουλος / iconodule