Where does “erēmus” come from?

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

erēmus (Latin): waste, desert

Definitions

  1. waste, desert

Ancestry of “erēmus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erēmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔρημος →