iconography

noun

the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject

Roots

eikonicono- · Greek · image, likeness grapheingraph- · Greek · to write, describe ia-y · Greek · noun of quality/action

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Where does iconography come from?

The word iconography breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: icono, from Greek eikon (“image, likeness”); graph, from Greek graphein (“to write, describe”); and -y, from Greek ia (“noun of quality/action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.