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Where does “ideal” come from?

ideal (German) comes from Late Latin idealis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ideal (German): ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal

Ancestry of “ideal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ideal”

  • idealerweise
  • ideell
  • legideálisabb
  • ideálisak
  • ideálisat
  • ideális
  • ideálist
  • ideálisabb
  • ideell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →