Where does “идиот” come from?

идиот (Bulgarian) comes from Russian идиот, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

идиот (Bulgarian): idiot

Definitions

  1. idiot

Ancestry of “идиот”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianидиотidiot
2Latinidiōtaidiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person
3Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
4Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
5Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—

Words derived from “идиот”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης →