Where does “ideaalikolmio” come from?

ideaalikolmio (Finnish) comes from Finnish ideaali, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ideaalikolmio (Finnish): ideal triangle in hyperbolic geometry, a triangle whose vertices are all ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal triangle in hyperbolic geometry, a triangle whose vertices are all ideal

Ancestry of “ideaalikolmio”, step by step

ideaalikolmio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ideaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishideaaliideal
2Latinideālisideal
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα