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Where does “erēmīta” come from?

erēmīta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης, from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “erēmīta”, step by step

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