The word comes from the Greek εἰκονοστάσι(-ον) (eikonostási(-on), still in common use in Greece and Cyprus), which means "icon stand".
A palabra provén do grego antigo εἰκονοστάσι (-ον) (eikonostási (-a)), aínda en uso común en Grecia e Chipre, que significa "iconas en pé".