Where does “הדיוט” come from?
הדיוט (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
הדיוט (Hebrew): layman, a person who is uneducated in the subject...
Definitions
- layman, a person who is uneducated in the subject...
Ancestry of “הדיוט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιώτης | a private person, one not engaged in public... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |