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.
Эрмитаж (Russian): Hermitage museum
Definitions
- Hermitage museum
Ancestry of “Эрмитаж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ermitage | hermitage; hideaway |
| 2 | Middle French | ermitage | — |
| 3 | Old French | ermitage | — |
| 4 | Latin | erēmīta | hermit, eremite |
| 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 |