ydiote
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs).
Alternative forms
- ideot, idiote, idiott, idyote, ydiot, ydiott
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /idiˈɔːt(ə)/, /ˈidiɔt(ə)/
Noun
ydiote (plural ydiotes)
- layman (uneducated person)
- idiot, fool
Descendants
- English: idiot, idget, eejit
- Scots: eediot, eejit, idiwut
References
- “idiō̆t(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.