ermita
Basque (Bidasoa Valley)
noun
Definitions
- hermitage
- An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian ermita derived from Latin erēmīta derived from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (person of the desert).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐρημίτης
Gloss
person of the desert
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eremita Latin
- eremiticus Latin
- erēmīta Latin
- heremita Latin
- remete Hungarian
- eremita Italian
- eremitaggio Italian
- ermitage French
- ermite French
- eremita Spanish, Castilian
- ermita Spanish, Castilian
- ermitaño Spanish, Castilian
- ἐρημίτης Ancient Greek
- eremita Portuguese
- eremita Polish
- eremite Old French
- eremita Catalan, Valencian
- ermita Catalan, Valencian
- eremita Galician
- ermite Middle French
- ermida Old Portuguese