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Where does “remeterák” come from?

remeterák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian remete, from Italian eremita, from Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης, from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

remeterák (Hungarian): hermit crab

Definitions

  1. hermit crab

Ancestry of “remeterák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianremetehermit, eremite, anchorite
2Italianeremitahermit
3Late Latineremitahermit, eremite; anchorite; recluse
4Ancient Greekἐρημίτηςperson of the desert
5Ancient Greekἐρημίαdesert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;...
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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