yermo

Spanish

noun

Definitions

wasteland

Etymology

Inherited from Latin erēmus derived from Ancient Greek 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

eremite English
eremophobia English
yermic English
eremus Latin
erēmus Latin
heremus Latin
herēmus Latin
eremo Italian
yermar Spanish, Castilian
ἐρημία Ancient Greek
ἐρημόω Ancient Greek
ἐρῆμος Ancient Greek
*h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European
erm Catalan, Valencian
ermo Galician
ermo Old Portuguese

yermar