Etymology

anchoritic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to an anchorite. Full definition →

English anchorite ← Latin anchōrēta ← Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Ancient Greekχῶρος (khôros)
  6. Ancient Greekχωρέω (khōréō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνᾰχωρέω (anăkhōréō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)
  9. Latinanachōrēta
  10. Latinanchōrēta
  11. Englishanchorite
  12. English todayanchoritic

From anchorite + -ic.

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