| 1 | Late Latin | anachoreta | hermit, recluse, anchorite |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναχωρητής | one who has retired from the world, anchorite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |