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)

layman (uneducated person)
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.

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