ermite
Middle French
noun
Definitions
- hermit
Etymology
Inherited from Old French eremite (hermit) borrowed 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
- eremita Italian
- ermitage French
- ermite French
- eremita Spanish, Castilian
- ermita Spanish, Castilian
- ἐρημίτης Ancient Greek
- eremita Portuguese
- eremita Polish
- hermite Middle English
- armr Old Norse
- eremite Old French
- eremita Catalan, Valencian
- ermita Catalan, Valencian
- eremita Galician
- ermida Old Portuguese