Where does “Sammet” come from?

Sammet (German) comes from Middle High German samīt, 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.

Sammet (German): "archaic form of Samt"

Definitions

  1. "archaic form of Samt"

Ancestry of “Sammet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansamīt—
2Old Frenchsamitsamite
3Latinsamitum—
4Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
5Ancient Greekἕξsix
6Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “Sammet”

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