idiota
The English word “idiota” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (“idiot”), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Doublet of idiot. By surface analysis, idi- + -ota.
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