Where does “ermàs” come from?

ermàs (Catalan) comes from Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

ermàs (Catalan): wasteland

Definitions

wasteland

Ancestry of “ermàs”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	erēmus	waste, desert
2	Ancient Greek	ἔρημος	lonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary
3	Ancient Greek	ἐρῆμος	lonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁reh₁-	to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔρημος →