Etymology
Blog
Etymology Blog

Eejit etymology

English

English word eejit comes from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, and later Latin idiota ((pejorative) idiot.)

Detailed word origin of eejit

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ἴδιος Ancient Greek (grc)
ἰδιώτης Ancient Greek (grc)
idiota Latin (lat) (pejorative) idiot.
idiot Old French (fro) Ignorant; narrow-minded.
idiot English (en) (uncommon) idiotic, stupid (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.. (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
eejit English (en) (Ireland, Scotland, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.