ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ideo, idea "idea", "thought" from Greek idein, idea

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【ideo, idea】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "idein," and "idea." It carries the basic meaning of "idea," and "thought."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ideo, idea"]

idea ****[141] An idea is a plan, suggestion, or possible course of action.
ideal ****[1950] exactly right for a particular purpose, situation, or person; perfect

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[WORD ROOT]root ideo
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ideo, idea
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) idein, idea
[MEANING]root idea, thought

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 idein to see
• 【Greek】 idea [from idein] form; the look of a thing; a kind, sort, nature; mode, fashion; a class, species

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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idea ★★★★[141] noun from idea
【DEFINITION】 ① a thought, plan, or suggestion about what to do
② an opinion or belief
③ something that you imagine or picture in your mind
【pl.】 ideas
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ide(ideo); idea, thought ⑵ a; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin idea》 Platonic idea, archetype
【First Known Meaning】 archetype, concept of a thing in the mind of God
【DERIVATIVEs】 idea, ideal, idealess, idealism, idealist, idealistic, idealistically, ideality, idealize, ideally, idealness, ideate

ideal ★★★★[1950] adjective from idea
【DEFINITION】 ① exactly right for a particular purpose, situation, or person; perfect
② The ideal person or thing for a particular task or purpose is the best possible person or thing for it.
【SYNONYM】 perfect, optimum optimum
【COMPOSITION】 idea + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ide(ideo); idea, thought ⑵ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin idea》 Platonic idea, archetype
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to an archetype or model
【DERIVATIVEs】 idea, ideal, idealess, idealism, idealistic, idealistically, ideality, idealize, ideally, idealness, ideate, idealist

[Other words containing "ideo, idea"];
idealise [12969] to think of or represent (someone or something) as being perfect
idealism [9225] the attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty
idealist ideal + ist
idealistic [8564] If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical.
ideological [5767] Ideological means relating to principles or beliefs.
ideology [5785] the set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party

[Others]: idealess, idealiser, idealistically, ideality, idealize, idealized, idealizer, ideally, idealness, ideate, ideogram, ideologic, ideologically, ideologize, ideologue

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

idem, identi
I, me
hypo
hus, house
hunt
hunger
humor, humid
hum
how
host-, hospit

 

 

 

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