Where does “hermida” come from?
hermida (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin eremita, 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 — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
hermida (Old Portuguese): hermitage; an isolated chapel, shrine or other...
Definitions
- hermitage; an isolated chapel, shrine or other...
Ancestry of “hermida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | eremita | hermit, eremite; anchorite; recluse |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημίτης | person of the desert |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημία | desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “hermida”