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Where does “idealizer” come from?

idealizer (English) comes from English idealize, from English ideal, from French idéal, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idealizer (English): A person who idealizes

Definitions

  1. A person who idealizes

Ancestry of “idealizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidealizeTo regard something as ideal; To conceive or form...
2EnglishidealOptimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,...
3Frenchidéalideal
4Latinideālis—
5Latinideaidea; prototype
6Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
7Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →