Where does “ermo” come from?
ermo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese elmo, from Old Portuguese elmo, from Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
ermo (Portuguese): uninhabited; solitary, retired; waste
Definitions
- uninhabited; solitary, retired; waste
Ancestry of “ermo”, step by step
ermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese elmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | elmo | helm; helmet |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | elmo | helm |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 | helmet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Old Portuguese ermo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ermo | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | eremus | deserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,... |
| 3 | Latin | erēmus | waste, desert |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔρημος | lonely, solitary, desert, waste; solitary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρῆμος | lonely, lonesome, solitary; bereft of, void or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |