Where does “yermos” come from?
yermos (Spanish) comes from Spanish yermo, from Late Latin eremus, from Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
yermos (Spanish): masculine plural of yermo; plural of yermo;...
Definitions
- masculine plural of yermo; plural of yermo;...
Ancestry of “yermos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | yermo | wasteland; barren; deserted |
| 2 | Late Latin | eremus | deserted; waste, desert; wasteland, wilderness,... |
| 3 | Latin | erēmus | — |
| 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 |