Where does “idiote” come from?
idiote (Italian) comes from Italian idiota, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idiote (Italian): feminine plural of idiota; plural of idiota
Definitions
- feminine plural of idiota; plural of idiota
Ancestry of “idiote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | idiota | idiot, moron, maroon, clot; idiotic |
| 2 | Latin | idiōta | idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιώτης | a private person, one not engaged in public... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |