Where does “ideology” come from?
Ideology derives from French idéologie, formed from French -logie (from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία) combined with a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-, meaning to speak or gather.
ideology (English): Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or...
Definitions
- Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or...
Ancestry of “ideology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | idéologie | ideology |
| 2 | French | idéo- | ideo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “ideology”