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Where does “ideo” come from?

ideo (Esperanto) comes from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ideo (Esperanto): idea, thought, concept; the conceptual basis of a...

Definitions

  1. idea, thought, concept; the conceptual basis of a...

Ancestry of “ideo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinideaidea; prototype
2Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
3Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ideo”

  • ideologio
  • ideologo
  • idearo
  • samideano
  • ideo
  • samideano
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