Where does “erma” come from?

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

erma (Catalan): feminine singular of erm

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of erm

Ancestry of “erma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanermdeserted, abandoned; uncultivated; wasteland
2Late Latineremusdeserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,...
3Latinerēmuswaste, desert
4Ancient Greekἔρημοςlonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary
5Ancient Greekἐρῆμοςlonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔρημος
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