anchorite
Meanings
- One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέω (ănăkhōréō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀνᾰχωρητής (anăkhōrētḗs)bor. Latin anachōrēta Latin anchōrētader. English anchorite From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs, “anchorite”), from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to withdraw, retire”), via Latin anchōrēta, a variant of anachōrēta (“anchorite”), see -ite.