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Where does “ἑξάμιτος” come from?

ἑξάμιτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

ἑξάμιτος (Ancient Greek): velvet; of six threads

Definitions

  1. velvet; of six threads

Ancestry of “ἑξάμιτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
2Ancient Greekἕξsix
3Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “ἑξάμιτος”

  • samite
  • аксамит
  • samtweich
  • samten
  • Samtente
  • Samt
  • Sammet
  • samtig
  • aksamit
  • samit
  • samīt
  • Samett
  • samitum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →