Where does “idéja” come from?

idéja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idéja (Serbo-Croatian): idea

Definitions

  1. idea

Ancestry of “idéja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “idéja”

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