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

nonideality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ideality

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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-
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