Where does “ideo” come from?
ideo (Ido) comes from Esperanto ideo, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ideo (Ido): idea
Ancestry of “ideo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ideo | idea, thought, concept; the conceptual basis of a... |
| 2 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |