Where does “dimiti” come from?
dimiti (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.
Ancestry of “dimiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “dimiti”