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Where does “ἰδιώτης” come from?

ἰδιώτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

ἰδιώτης (Ancient Greek): a private person, one not engaged in public...

Definitions

  1. a private person, one not engaged in public...

Ancestry of “ἰδιώτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
2Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—

Words derived from “ἰδιώτης”

  • idiot
  • idiotic
  • idiocy
  • idiotically
  • idiotism
  • idiota
  • idiotical
  • idiocracy
  • idiotish
  • idiotize
  • idiotlike
  • idiotry
  • idiotese
  • unidiotic
  • idiot box
  • idiotfest
  • idiotist
  • idiot-proof
  • idioted
  • idiot light
  • idiots
  • idiota
  • idiotez
  • idiota
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