Where does “samite” come from?

samite (English) comes from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

samite (English): A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold...

Definitions

  1. A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold...

Ancestry of “samite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsamitsamite
2Latinsamitum—
3Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
4Ancient Greekἕξsix
5Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “samite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →