Where does “ideality” come from?

Ideality comes from Latin idealitas, derived from Latin idealis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see or perceive.

ideality (English): The quality or state of being ideal; The capacity...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being ideal; The capacity...

Ancestry of “ideality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinidealitasideality
2Latinideālisideal
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ideality”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →