Where does “idiotka” come from?
idiotka (Polish) comes from Polish idiota, from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
Ancestry of “idiotka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | idiota | idiot; person with severe mental retardation |
| 2 | French | idiot | idiotic; stupid; idiot |
| 3 | Old French | idiot | ignorant; narrow-minded |
| 4 | Latin | idiōta | idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιώτης | a private person, one not engaged in public... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |