English
anoia
Anoia comes from Ancient Greek ἄνοια ‘lack of understanding, folly’, and goes back to ἄνοος ‘silly, witless’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνοος‘silly, witless’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄνοια‘lack of understanding, folly’
- Englishtodayanoia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνοος‘silly, witless’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄνοια‘lack of understanding, folly’
- Englishtodayanoia
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄνοος
Today it means
noun Extreme mental deficiency.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄνοος / anoia