Where does “hermitlike” come from?
hermitlike (English) comes from English hermit, from Middle English hermite, from Old French eremite, 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.
hermitlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a hermit
Ancestry of “hermitlike”, step by step
hermitlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hermit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hermit | A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for... |
| 2 | Middle English | hermite | — |
| 3 | Old French | eremite | hermit |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |