Where does “dimity” come from?

Dimity comes from Middle English demyt, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Byzantine Greek δίμιτον, from Ancient Greek δίμιτος, a compound of δίς (twice) and a root from Proto-Indo-European dwi- (two).

dimity (English): A light strong fabric with woven stripes or...

Definitions

  1. A light strong fabric with woven stripes or...

Ancestry of “dimity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdimite—
2Middle Englishdemit—
3Medieval Latindimitum—
4Greekδίμιτον—
5Ancient Greekδίμιτοςof double thread
6Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dimity”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek δίς →