Where does “idea” come from?

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

idea (Catalan): An idea, a mental representation of a real or imaginary thing

Definitions

  1. An idea, a mental representation of a real or imaginary thing

Ancestry of “idea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinideaidea; prototype
2Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
3Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “idea”

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