Where does “zenit” come from?

zenit (Dutch) comes from Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

zenit (Dutch): zenith

Definitions

  1. zenith

Ancestry of “zenit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincenitzenith
2Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
3Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
4Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
5Proto-Italicsēmitā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →