Where does “ermitão” come from?

ermitão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

ermitão (Portuguese): hermit; eremite someone who lives alone for religious reasons

Definitions

  1. hermit; eremite someone who lives alone for religious reasons

Ancestry of “ermitão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →