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Where does “ἐρημία” come from?

ἐρημία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ἐρημία (Ancient Greek): desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;...

Definitions

  1. desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;...

Ancestry of “ἐρημία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
2Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
3Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
4Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἐρημία”

  • hermit
  • eremite
  • hermitic
  • eremitism
  • hermitlike
  • hermitess
  • hermitical
  • hermitism
  • hermitship
  • hermithood
  • hermitize
  • hermie
  • hermit crab
  • hermitization
  • eremita
  • eremicus
  • eremiticus
  • eremita
  • ermitaño
  • ermita
  • eremitico
  • eremiticamente
  • eremitaggio
  • eremita
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