Where does “sot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsottusfoolish
2Aramaics(h)otefool

Words derived from “sot

Every word from Aramaic s(h)oteEvery word from Medieval Latin sottus