Etymology

covidiot

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Today it means: A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19. Full definition →

English idiot ← Middle English ydiote ← Old French idiote
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The story

  1. EnglishCOVID
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swéd-yo-s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
  5. Ancient Greekἴδιος (ídios)
  6. Ancient Greekἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs)
  7. Latinidiota
  8. Old Frenchidiote
  9. Middle Englishydiote
  10. Englishidiot
  11. English todaycovidiot

Blend of COVID + idiot.

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