idiota

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • idiot
  • (medicine) person with severe mental retardation

Etymology

Borrowed from French idiot derived from Old French idiot derived from Latin idiōta (idiot) 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

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