myEtymology.com: English etymology of iconoclast

Etymology of the English word iconoclast

the English word iconoclast

derived from the French word iconoclaste

derived from the Greek word eikonoklastes, εἰκονοκλάστης

derived from the Greek word eikon, εἰκών (a likeness; statue, profile, or representation, resemblance)

derived from the Greek word eikenai

using the Medieval Greek prefix eikono-

using the Byzantine Greek suffix -klastes, -κλάστης

derived from the Byzantine Greek word klao, κλάω (to break (specially, of bread))

derived from the Late Latin word iconoclastes

derived from the Greek word eikonoklastes, εἰκονοκλάστης

derived from the Greek word eikon, εἰκών (a likeness; statue, profile, or representation, resemblance)

derived from the Greek word eikenai

using the Medieval Greek prefix eikono-

using the Byzantine Greek suffix -klastes, -κλάστης

derived from the Byzantine Greek word klao, κλάω (to break (specially, of bread))

The earliest known usage of iconoclast in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English