Where does “Hermida” come from?
Hermida (English) comes from Galician hermida, from Galician ermida, from Old Portuguese ermida, from Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης, from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Hermida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | hermida | — |
| 2 | Galician | ermida | hermitage |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ermida | Alternative form of hermida |
| 4 | Latin | erēmīta | hermit, eremite |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημίτης | person of the desert |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημία | desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |