Etymology

ideation

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Today it means: The conceptualization of a mental image. Full definition →

English ideate ← Latin idea ← Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekἰδέα (idéa)
  4. Latinidea
  5. Englishidea
  6. Englishideate
  7. English todayideation

From ideate + -ion.

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