Where does “Râmetea” come from?
Râmetea (Romanian) comes from Hungarian remete, from Italian eremita, from Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης, from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Râmetea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | remete | hermit, eremite, anchorite |
| 2 | Italian | eremita | hermit |
| 3 | Late Latin | eremita | hermit, eremite; anchorite; recluse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημίτης | person of the desert |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημία | desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |