Where does “Remețean” come from?
Remețean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Remetea, 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 — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Remețean”, step by step
Remețean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Remetea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Remetea | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | remete | hermit, eremite, anchorite |
| 3 | Italian | eremita | hermit |
| 4 | Late Latin | eremita | hermit, eremite; anchorite; recluse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημίτης | person of the desert |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐρημία | desert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Romanian Remeți
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Remeți | — |