myEtymology.com: English etymology of idiotize

Etymology of the English word idiotize

the English word idiotize

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 -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν