Where does “идея” come from?

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

идея (Russian): idea, thought, notion

Definitions

  1. idea, thought, notion

Ancestry of “идея”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
2Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “идея”

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