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Where does “idiotry” come from?

idiotry (English) comes from English IDiot, from English ID, from Hindi ईद, from Persian عید, from Arabic عِيد, from Arabic محمد, from Arabic حَمَّدَ, from Arabic م.

idiotry (English): idiocy

Definitions

  1. idiocy

Ancestry of “idiotry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIDiotA proponent of intelligent design
2EnglishIDInitialism of identification or identity...
3HindiईदEid
4Persianعیدfeast, feast day; celebration; holiday
5Arabicعِيدholiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,...
6Arabicمحمدcommendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;...
7Arabicحَمَّدَto praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,...
8Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
9Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
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