c/shitposting · by lemat_87@lemmygrad.ml · 3yCoincidence? In Greek, "private" means "ιδιωτικός", spelled something like "idioticos". Sounds funny for me. 15 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml · 9 pts · 3y
Similar to the modern word villain has it's origins in villein, a peasant villager which at a certain time resisted the transition from feudalism to early capitalism.
AdmiralDoohickey@lemmygrad.ml · 7 pts · 3y
Not a coincidence, check this out: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/idiot
redtea@lemmygrad.ml · 5 pts · 3y
Not now we know it means liberal.
Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Didn't it originally mean essentially "someone disinterested in the political affairs"?