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ideality
Ideality comes from Late Latin ideālis ‘ideal’, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν ‘aorist active infinitive of ὁράω (horáō)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓δεῖνĭdeîn‘aorist active infinitive of ὁράω (horáō)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓δέᾱĭdéā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidea
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEideālis‘ideal’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500ideālitās
- Englishearliest quotation 1834ideality
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓δεῖνĭdeîn‘aorist active infinitive of ὁράω (horáō)’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓δέᾱĭdéā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidea
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEideālis‘ideal’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500ideālitās
- Englishearliest quotation 1834ideality
Earliest quotation: 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Richard Bentley: “It is commonly said that love never lasts. Now,…”
Equivalent to ideal + -ity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, review, video, advice, interview, visit, evidence, provide, vision, wise, historic, witness, guide, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wizard, historian, vista, idol, wit, evident, revise, guise, visibility, prudent, envious, steroid, witty, revue, tabloid, improvise, jurisprudence, prudence, avis, purview, druid, voyeur, 120 more
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being ideal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / ideality