Where does “sot” come from?

sot (French) comes from Middle French sot, from Old French sot, from Medieval Latin sottus, from Aramaic s(h)ote — fool.

sot (French): silly, foolish, stupid; imbecile, fool

Definitions

  1. silly, foolish, stupid; imbecile, fool

Ancestry of “sot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsot—
2Old Frenchsot—
3Medieval Latinsottusfoolish
4Aramaics(h)otefool

Words derived from “sot”

Every word from Aramaic s(h)ote →Every word from Medieval Latin sottus →Every word from Old French sot →
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