The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
- Proto-Hellenic*aná
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
- Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
- Ancient Greekχῶρος (khôros)
- Ancient Greekχωρέω (khōréō)
- Ancient Greekἀνᾰχωρέω (anăkhōréō)
- Ancient Greekἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)
- Latinanachōrēta
- Latinanchōrēta
- English todayanchorite
From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs, “anchorite”), from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to withdraw, retire”), via Latin anchōrēta, a variant of anachōrēta (“anchorite”), see -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.