Where does “Samtgecko” come from?

Samtgecko (German) comes from German samt, 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.

Samtgecko (German): velvet gecko (Oedura)

Definitions

  1. velvet gecko (Oedura)

Ancestry of “Samtgecko”, step by step

Samtgecko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German samt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamttogether with; Only used in samt und sonders
2Middle High Germansamīt—
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum—
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German Gecko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeckogecko
2DutchgekkoA gecko, legged lizard of the family Gekkonidae...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →