Where does “ideal” come from?

ideal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French idéal, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ideal (Norwegian Nynorsk): ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal

Ancestry of “ideal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchidéalideal
2Latinideālisideal
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →