δίμιτον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Substantivized neuter of δίμιτος (dímitos)

Noun

δίμιτον • (dímiton) (Byzantine)

1. dimity

Descendants

• Greek: δίμιτο (dímito)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: دیمی (dimi), دمی (dimi)
    • Turkish: dimi
    • → Armenian: տիմի (timi)
    • → Polish: dyma, dymka
    • → Romanian: dimie
    • → Russian: ды́мка (dýmka)
    • → Ukrainian: ди́мка (dýmka)
• → Medieval Latin: dimitum
  • → Italian: dimito
    • → French: dimitte, dimite, dimmite, demitto, démitte
      • → Dutch: diemit
  • → Middle English: demit, demyt
    • English: dimite, dimity
  • → Venetian: dìmito, lìmito

Further reading

• δίμιτος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “dimiton”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 20a
• δίμιτος - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)