English

ideoglyph

From ideo- + glyph.

Formed from ideo- + glyph

Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν ‘aorist active infinitive of ὁράω (horáō)’

Ancient Greek ἰδέα ‘form, semblance’

English ideo-

Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’

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Proto-Hellenic *glúpʰō

Ancient Greek γλύφω ‘I carve, engrave’

Ancient Greek γλυφή ‘carving’

French glyphe

English glyph

Today it means

noun A symbol expressing an idea.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ideoglyph