Where does “ideell” come from?
ideell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German ideell, from French idéel, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ideell (Norwegian Bokmål): ideal; perfect
Ancestry of “ideell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ideell | ideal |
| 2 | French | idéel | ideal |
| 3 | Latin | ideālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | idea | idea; prototype |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰδέα | form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἴδω | to see; I see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |