myEtymology.com: English etymology of idealistic

Etymology of the English word idealistic

the English word idealistic

derived from the English word idealist

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

derived from the English word ideal

derived from the Latin word idealis

derived 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

using the English suffix -ic