ydiote

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ideot, idiote, idiott, idyote, ydiot, ydiott

Etymology

From Old French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idiˈɔːt(ə)/, /ˈidiɔt(ə)/

Noun

ydiote (plural ydiotes)

1. layman (uneducated person)
2. idiot, fool

Descendants

• English: idiot, idget, eejit
• Scots: eediot, eejit, idiwut

References

• “idiō̆t(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.