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Person lacking skill, couldn't do even the simple things!
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It comes from the Greek "idiotes", meaning a layman, one lacking in skill. The opposite was "stratiÅtés", meaning a professional, most especially a professional soldier.
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It is from Middle English, from the Latin, idiota, ignorant person. Websters dictionary.
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Both greek and latin words mean 'thinking of oneself', or being selfish, as 'id' is oneself, and 'io' is of orientation, so being 'self-orientated'! It's not hard to see how this turned into the 'idiot' we use today.
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