Where does “ideological” come from?
Ideological comes from English ideology plus the suffix -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, Ancient Greek -λογία and λόγος meaning discourse, ultimately from λέγω and Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to gather or speak.
ideological (English): Of or pertaining to an ideology; Based on an...
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- Of or pertaining to an ideology; Based on an...
Ancestry of “ideological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ideology | Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or... |
| 2 | French | idéologie | ideology |
| 3 | French | idéo- | ideo- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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