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English word idea comes from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos, Proto-Indo-European *weid-, Ancient Greek εἴδω
*weydstos (Proto-Indo-European)
knowledgeable
*weid- (Proto-Indo-European)
to see, know, see
εἴδω (Ancient Greek)
ἰδέα (Ancient Greek)
idea (Latin)
Idea. Prototype (Platonic).
idea (English)
(music) A musical theme or melodic subject. [from 18th c.]. (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. [16th-19th c.]. (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic. [16th-18th c.]. (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect [...]