Where does “eremus” come from?

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

eremus (Late Latin): deserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,...

Definitions

  1. deserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,...

Ancestry of “eremus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerēmuswaste, desert
2Ancient Greekἔρημοςlonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary
3Ancient Greekἐρῆμοςlonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “eremus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔρημος