Where does “idealize” come from?

Idealize comes from English ideal, derived from French idéal, Late Latin idealis, Latin idea, and Ancient Greek ἰδέα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see or perceive.

idealize (English): To regard something as ideal; To conceive or form...

Definitions

  1. To regard something as ideal; To conceive or form...

Ancestry of “idealize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidealOptimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,...
2Frenchidéalideal
3Latinideālisideal
4Latinideaidea; prototype
5Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
6Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “idealize”

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