Where does “ἰδέα” come from?

ἰδέα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ἰδέα (Ancient Greek): form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...

Definitions

  1. form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...

Ancestry of “ἰδέα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ἰδέα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω
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