English
iconostasis
Iconostasis comes from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453εἰκονόστασιςeikonóstasis
- Englishearliest quotation 1918iconostasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453εἰκονόστασιςeikonóstasis
- Englishearliest quotation 1918iconostasis
Earliest quotation: 1918, 1878, Anna Karenina: “The golden glitter on the crimson background of the…”
Every English word from Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις
Today it means
noun A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek εἰκονόστασις / iconostasis