myEtymology.com: French etymology of idiote

Etymology of the French word idiote

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)

English idiot

Word found in Old French