English
idiotly
From idiot + -ly.
Formed from idiot + -ly
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
adv In the manner of an idiot; idiotically.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / idiotly