ἐρημόω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

to lay waste, devastate, bring to desolation, bring to nought

Etymology

Affix 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
eremus Latin
erēmus Latin
heremus Latin
herēmus Latin
ἐρημία Ancient Greek
ἐρῆμος Ancient Greek
*h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European