ermita

hermitage; an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs) Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs)bor. Late Latin erēmītabor. Spanish eremita Spanish ermita From older eremita (“hermit”), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos) "solitary" (compare French ermite, Italian eremita).