English

eremitic

From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.

Formed from eremite ‘hermit’ + -ic

Proto-Hellenic *erḗmos

Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος ‘uninhabited’

Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης ‘desert-dweller, hermit’

Late Latin eremita ‘hermit, eremite’

Today it means

adj Characteristic of a hermit

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / eremitic