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