What an idiot! – The origin of the word idiot.
Idiot came from the Greek word Idiotes, which means a “person lacking professional skill.”
The word idiote which meant “uneducated or ignorant person” is the French interpretation of the word.
The word was interpreted in English in about 1300 to Idiot.
The word was originally meant to refer to someone lacking any skills.
Nowadays, when you call someone an idiot, you mean to call them ignorant.