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    Sumerian, Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and English all agree on the meaning of "id": to be simple.

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    Roots of The Word "Idiot"

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    Sumerian, Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and English all agree on the meaning of "id": to be simple.

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    Roots of the word “idiot”

    Sumerian cuneiform:

    From the Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary (http://psd.museum.upenn.edu/epsd/index.html)

    Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs:

    Egyptian Grammar by Sir Alan Gardiner, page 556.

    Oxford English Dictionary (online at OED.com):

    Roots of the word “idiot” © Jennifer Ball, Mar. 22, 2011 1 22 March 2011 9:35 AM

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