The story
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
- Proto-Italic*keiwis
- Latinceivis
- Latinceivitās
- Late Latincīvitātem (city)
- Old Frenchcitet
- Middle Englishcite
- Englishcity
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*swéd-yo-s
- Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
- Ancient Greekἴδιος (ídios)
- Ancient Greekἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs)
- Latinidiota
- Old Frenchidiote
- Middle Englishydiote
- Englishidiot
- English todaycidiot
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.