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Where does “nonideality” come from?

nonideality (English) comes from English ideality, from Latin idealitas, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nonideality (English): The condition of being nonideal

Definitions

  1. The condition of being nonideal

Ancestry of “nonideality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidealityThe quality or state of being ideal; The capacity...
2Latinidealitasideality
3Latinideālis—
4Latinideaidea; prototype
5Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
6Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →