Where does “idealness” come from?
idealness (English) comes 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.
idealness (English): The state or quality of being ideal; the ideality
Definitions
- The state or quality of being ideal; the ideality
Ancestry of “idealness”, step by step
idealness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ideal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ideal | Optimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,... |
| 2 | French | idéal | ideal |
| 3 | Latin | ideālis | ideal |
| 4 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |