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Where does “idiotement” come from?

idiotement (French) comes from French idiote, from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

idiotement (French): idiotically

Definitions

  1. idiotically

Ancestry of “idiotement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchidiotefeminine singular of idiot; female equivalent of...
2Frenchidiotidiotic; stupid; idiot
3Old Frenchidiotignorant; narrow-minded
4Latinidiōta—
5Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
6Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
7Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—
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