Not really, apart from the other software utilizing this icon, this "inspiration" might have come form a quick search [0] :(. [0] https://www.google.com/search

Not really, apart from the other software utilizing this icon, this "inspiration" might have come form a quick search [0] :(. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=preferences+icon&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=preferences+icon&tbm=isc... (this particular icon is one of the topmost results in my surely personalized search)