idgiot

Norman

noun

Definitions

(Jersey) idiot

Etymology

Inherited from Old French idiote inherited from Latin idiota derived from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἰδιώτης

Gloss

layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

idiota Latin
idiōta Latin
Idiot German
ἰδιώτης Ancient Greek
ἴδιος Ancient Greek
idiot Norwegian Bokmål
idiot Norwegian Nynorsk
idiote Middle English
idiot Danish
idiote Old French
idioto Esperanto
idioto Ido
אידיאָט Yiddish
אידיוט Hebrew (modern)
הדיוט Hebrew (modern)