myEtymology.com: English etymology of ideally

Etymology of the English word ideally

the English word ideally

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 -ly