Where does “ideal” come from?

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

ideal (Catalan): ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal

Ancestry of “ideal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinideālisideal
2Latinideaidea; prototype
3Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
4Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ideal”

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