Where does “unidealize” come from?
unidealize (English) comes from English idealize, 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.
unidealize (English): To cease to regard as ideal
Definitions
- To cease to regard as ideal
Ancestry of “unidealize”, step by step
unidealize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idealize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idealize | To regard something as ideal; To conceive or form... |
| 2 | English | ideal | Optimal; being the best possibility; Perfect,... |
| 3 | French | idéal | ideal |
| 4 | Latin | ideālis | ideal |
| 5 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |