English

idiotor

Blend of idiot + editor.

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

Latin ēdō ‘to give out, put forth’

Late Latin ēditor

Medieval Latin ēditor

Today it means

noun An editor who makes idiotic decisions or writes idiotorials.

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