eremita

Portuguese

/iɾɨˈmitɐ/

noun

Definitions

hermit, eremite

Etymology

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
eremita Spanish, Castilian
ermita Spanish, Castilian
ἐρημίτης Ancient Greek
eremita Polish
eremite Old French
eremita Catalan, Valencian
ermita Catalan, Valencian
eremita Galician
ermida Old Portuguese