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Where does “dimite” come from?

dimite (English) comes from Middle English demit, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek δίμιτον, from Ancient Greek δίμιτος, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “dimite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdemit—
2Medieval Latindimitum—
3Greekδίμιτον—
4Ancient Greekδίμιτοςof double thread
5Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dimite”

  • dimity
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