Where does “idé-eolaí” come from?

idé-eolaí (Irish) comes from Irish idé, from French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idé-eolaí (Irish): ideologist, ideologue

Definitions

  1. ideologist, ideologue

Ancestry of “idé-eolaí”, step by step

idé-eolaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish idé

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

via Irish eolaí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíscientist; -logist; guide, guidebook; directory
2Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →