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

remeterák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian remete

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

via Hungarian Rák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianRákCancer
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της