Where does “idee” come from?
idee (Middle French) comes 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | idee | — |
| 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 |