myEtymology.com: French etymology of émoticon

Etymology of the French word émoticon

the French word émoticon

derived from the English word emoticon

derived from the English word emotion

derived from the French word emotion

derived from the Old French word esmovoir

derived from the English word icon

derived 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 eikenai