Where does “dȉmiti” come from?
dȉmiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English dimity, from English dimite, from Middle English demit, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek δίμιτον, from Ancient Greek δίμιτος, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
dȉmiti (Serbo-Croatian): to give off smoke
Definitions
- to give off smoke
Ancestry of “dȉmiti”, step by step
dȉmiti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English dimity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dimity | A light strong fabric with woven stripes or... |
| 2 | English | dimite | — |
| 3 | Middle English | demit | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dimitum | — |
| 5 | Greek | δίμιτον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίμιτος | of double thread |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δίς | twice, doubly, again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Spanish dimitir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dimitir | to resign to quit a job or position |
| 2 | Latin | dīmittō | to send away, send forth, send off, dismiss, let go |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Proto-Slavic *dymiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *dymiti | to smoke |