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Where does “hermo” come from?

hermo (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 “hermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latineremusdeserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,...
2Latinerēmus—
3Ancient Greekἔρημοςlonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary
4Ancient Greekἐρῆμοςlonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “hermo”

  • ermo
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