Where does “idea” come from?

idea (Romanian) comes from Italian ideare, from Italian idea, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idea (Romanian): to invent, to conceive

Definitions

to invent, to conceive

Ancestry of “idea”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	ideare	to invent, conceive, think up, ideate
2	Italian	idea	idea; third-person singular present of ideare;...
3	Latin	idea	idea; prototype
4	Ancient Greek	ἰδέα	form, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5	Ancient Greek	εἴδω	to see; I see
6	Proto-Indo-European	weyd-	to see

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →