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Where does “δίμιτον” come from?

δίμιτον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δίμιτος, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

δίμιτον (Byzantine Greek): dimity

Definitions

  1. dimity

Ancestry of “δίμιτον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίμιτοςof double thread
2Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “δίμιτον”

  • dimity
  • dimite
  • δίμιτο
  • demit
  • demyt
  • دیمی
  • dimitum
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