Where does “covidiota” come from?

covidiota (Spanish) comes from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

covidiota (Spanish): covidiot one who is foolishly reckless around COVID-19

Definitions

  1. covidiot one who is foolishly reckless around COVID-19

Ancestry of “covidiota”, step by step

covidiota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish idiota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishidiotaidiotic; idiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit; dick,...
2Latinidiōtaidiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person
3Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
4Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
5Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—

via Spanish COVID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCOVID—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης →