Where does “idée” come from?

Idée comes from French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα meaning "form" or "appearance," from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see."

idée (English): Idea, "occurring only in certain set phrases...

Definitions

  1. Idea, "occurring only in certain set phrases...

Ancestry of “idée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchidéeidea
2Latinideaidea; prototype
3Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
4Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →