Where does “idiota” come from?
idiota (Polish) comes from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idiota (Polish): idiot; person with severe mental retardation
Definitions
- idiot; person with severe mental retardation
Ancestry of “idiota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | idiot | idiotic; stupid; idiot |
| 2 | Old French | idiot | ignorant; narrow-minded |
| 3 | Latin | idiōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιώτης | a private person, one not engaged in public... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |
Words derived from “idiota”