Where does “idioțenie” come from?
idioțenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian idiot, from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
idioțenie (Romanian): idiocy
Definitions
- idiocy
Ancestry of “idioțenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | idiot | idiot, moron, imbecile; stupid, idiotic, foolish,... |
| 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 | — |