Etymology of the French word idiot
the French word idiot
Date
The earliest known usage of idiot in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
idiotement,
idiotie,
idiotifier,
idiotismeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
idiotCognates
Dutch
idioot, English
idiot, German
Idiot, Norwegian
idiot, Swedish
idiot