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

  1. layman, a person who is uneducated in the subject...

Ancestry of “הדיוט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
2Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
3Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης →