Where does “idee” come from?

idee (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French idee, from Old French idee, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “idee”, step by step

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

Words derived from “idee

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα