English word ideal comes from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos, Proto-Indo-European *weid-, Ancient Greek (to 1453) εἴδω, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἰδέᾱ, Malayalam ideālis, and later Latin idea (Idea. Prototype (Platonic).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *weydstos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | knowledgeable |
| *weid- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to see, know, see |
| εἴδω | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| ἰδέᾱ | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| ideālis | Malayalam (mal) | |
| ἰδέα | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| idea | Latin (lat) | Idea. Prototype (Platonic). |
| ideālis | Late Latin (LL) | |
| idéal | French (fr) | Ideal. |
| ideal | English (en) | (for example, algebra) A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.. (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_prime_ideal_theorem#Prime_ideal_theorems]. A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at. [...] |
