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Where does “sammet” come from?

sammet (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German sammet, 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.

sammet (Swedish): velvet

Definitions

  1. velvet

Ancestry of “sammet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansammet—
2Old Frenchsamitsamite
3Latinsamitum—
4Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
5Ancient Greekἕξsix
6Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sammet”

  • vakosametti
  • samettinen
  • sametti
  • samettifarmarit
  • sametinpehmeä
  • samettikukka
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