English
idiotness
From idiot + -ness.
Formed from idiot + -ness
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 / idiotness