Where does “idealist” come from?

idealist (Turkish) comes from French idéaliste, from French idéal, from Latin ideālis, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

idealist (Turkish): idealistic; idealist

Definitions

  1. idealistic; idealist

Ancestry of “idealist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchidéalisteidealistic; idealist
2Frenchidéalideal
3Latinideālisideal
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- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα →