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Where does “idéel” come from?

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

idéel (French): ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal

Ancestry of “idéel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “idéel”

  • ideell
  • ideell
  • ideell
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