English
idiotism
From idiot + -ism.
A compound of idiot + -ism
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
Another origin of idiotism
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidiotismus
- Englishtodayidiotism
Today it means
noun Very severe mental retardation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / idiotism