Where does “sammet” come from?
sammet (Middle Low German) 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.
Ancestry of “sammet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 2 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “sammet”