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Etymology of the English word iconography

the English word iconography

derived from the Late Latin word iconographia

derived from the Medieval Greek word eikonographia, εἰκονογραφία, εἰκονογραϕία

using the Greek suffix -graphia, -γραφία, -γραϕία

derived from the Greek word graphein, γράφω (to draw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

using the Medieval Greek prefix eikono-

Word found in Modern English