Where does “demit” come from?

demit (Middle English) comes 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 “demit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “demit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek δίς
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