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Samt

Pronunciation: /zamt/

“Samt” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. velvet

Etymology

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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