Where does “idéhistorisk” come from?

idéhistorisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish idéhistoria, from Swedish idé, from French idée, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idéhistorisk (Swedish): pertaining to the history of ideas

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the history of ideas

Ancestry of “idéhistorisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishidéhistoriahistory of ideas branch of historiography which primarily investigates the development of dominant ideas and intellectual movements
2Swedishidéidea, theory; point; sense
3Frenchidéeidea
4Latinideaidea; prototype
5Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
6Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-