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Where does “idealista” come from?

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

idealista (Italian): idealist

Definitions

  1. idealist

Ancestry of “idealista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianidealeideal
2Late Latinidealisexisting in idea
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “idealista”

  • neoidealista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →