Etymology of the English word emoticon
the English word
emoticonderived from the English word
emotionderived from the French word
emotionderived from the Old French word
esmovoirderived from the English word
iconderived from the Latin word
icon (giving an exact image; life-size; of an image)
derived from the Greek word
eikon, εἰκών (a likeness; statue, profile, or representation, resemblance)
derived from the Greek word
eikenaiDerivations in other languages
French
émoticonUsage
Word found in Modern English
