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Where does “ἐρημίτης” come from?

ἐρημίτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, 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.

ἐρημίτης (Ancient Greek): person of the desert

Definitions

  1. person of the desert

Ancestry of “ἐρημίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρημίαdesert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;...
2Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
3Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
4Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
5Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἐρημίτης”

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