Where does “ideologie” come from?
ideologie (Romanian) comes from French idéologie, from French idéo-, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ideologie (Romanian): ideology
Ancestry of “ideologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | idéologie | ideology |
| 2 | French | idéo- | ideo- |
| 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 |