Where does “ermo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ermo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	eremus	deserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,...
2	Latin	erēmus	—
3	Ancient Greek	ἔρημος	lonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary
4	Ancient Greek	ἐρῆμος	lonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or...
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁reh₁-	to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ermo”

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