Eikon
/ˈaɪ.kɒn/noun
A representation or image, especially a sacred image or icon.
Did you know?Greek eikōn was used for a likeness or image, and in Christian tradition it became loaded with spiritual force through the veneration of holy icons.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weik-
“to be like, resemble; to yield/fit”
Ancient Greek
Greek
εἰκών (eikṓn)
“image, likeness, portrait”
Late Latin
Latin
icon
“image, portrait, sacred picture”
Old Church Slavonic
OCS
икона (ikona)
“holy image or icon”
Modern English
English
icon
“a symbol, revered image, or representative figure”