Etymology of the English word ideal
the English word
idealderived from the Latin word
idealisderived from the Late Latin word
idea (idea; eternal prototype)
derived from the Greek word
idea, ἰδέα (a sight (comparative figuratively 'idea'); aspect)
derived from the Greek word
idein, ἰδεῖν
Derivations in English
idealist,
idealize,
ideally,
nonidealCognates
French
idéal, German
Ideal, Italian
ideale, Lithuanian
idealas, Russian
идеaлUsage
Word found in Modern English
