Where does “samt” come from?

samt (Polish) 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.

samt (Polish): together with, including

Definitions

  1. together with, including

Ancestry of “samt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamttogether with; Only used in samt und sonders
2Middle High Germansamīt
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hwéksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕξ
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