eremite
English
/ˈɛɹɪmaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eremita derived from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (person of the desert), ἐρῆμος (solitary, lonesome, lonely, uninhabited).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐρῆμος
Gloss
solitary, lonesome, lonely, uninhabited
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eremitic English
- eremitish English
- eremitism English
- eremophobia English
- eremita Latin
- eremus Latin
- erēmus Latin
- erēmīta Latin
- heremita Latin
- heremus Latin
- herēmus Latin
- eremita Italian
- ἐρημία Ancient Greek
- ἐρημίτης Ancient Greek
- ἐρημόω Ancient Greek
- ἐρῆμος Ancient Greek
- *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- eremite Old French