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Where does “Эрмитаж” come from?

Эрмитаж (Russian) comes from French ermitage, from Middle French ermitage, from Old French ermitage, from Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης, from Ancient Greek ἐρημία, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Эрмитаж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchermitagehermitage; hideaway
2Middle Frenchermitage—
3Old Frenchermitage—
4Latinerēmīta—
5Ancient Greekἐρημίτηςperson of the desert
6Ancient Greekἐρημίαdesert, desolate/uninhabited area,wilderness;...
7Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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