English
hermitize
From hermit + -ize.
A compound of hermit + -ize
Ancient Greek ἔρημος ‘Attic form of ἐρῆμος’
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Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης ‘person of the desert’
Late Latin eremita ‘hermit, eremite’
Old French eremite
Middle English hermite
English hermit
Today it means
verb to isolate oneself; to become a hermit
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hermitize