myEtymology.com: English etymology of idiotism

Etymology of the English word idiotism

the English word idiotism

derived from the English word idiot

derived from the Old French word idiote

derived from the Latin word idiota (ignorant, uneducated man)

derived from the Greek word idiotes, ἰδιώτης (a private person; an ignoramus (compare 'idiot'))

derived from the Greek word idios, ἴδιος (pertaining to self; one's own; by implication, private or separate)

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")