Samt.
velvet
Meaning & usage
velvet
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῐ́τος (mĭ́tos) Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτος (hexámitos)bor. Medieval Latin samitum Old French samitbor. Middle High German samīt German Samt Inherited from Middle High German samīt, borrowed from Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτος (hexámitos), from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + μῐ́τος (mĭ́tos, “thread, strand”).
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