Where does “idea” come from?

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

idea (Czech): idea that which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity

Definitions

  1. idea that which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity

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