Where does “идейный” come from?

идейный (Russian) comes from Russian идея, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

идейный (Russian): ideological, ideal

Definitions

  1. ideological, ideal

Ancestry of “идейный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianидеяidea, thought, notion
2Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
3Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →