Etymograph

English

idiotcy

From idiot + -cy.

Formed from idiot + -cy

Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’

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Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης ‘a private citizen’

Latin idiota ‘idiot’

Old French idiote

Middle English idiote

English idiot

Today it means

noun Synonym of idiocy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / idiotcy