ermida
Galician
/eɾˈmiða̝/
noun
Definitions
- hermitage
- an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese ermida 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
- eremita Italian
- eremita Spanish, Castilian
- ermita Spanish, Castilian
- ermitaño Spanish, Castilian
- ἐρημίτης Ancient Greek
- eremita Portuguese
- ermida Portuguese
- eremita Polish
- eremite Old French
- eremita Catalan, Valencian
- ermita Catalan, Valencian
- eremita Galician
- ermida Old Portuguese
- ermita Basque