Where does “Nadir” come from?

Nadir comes from Arabic نَزِير (nazīr), meaning peer or equal, which developed the sense of the lowest point through metaphorical extension.

Nadir (English): A male given name

Definitions

  1. A male given name

Ancestry of “Nadir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnadir—
2Arabicنَظِيرcounterpart, corresponding to

Words derived from “Nadir”

Every word from Arabic نَظِير →Every word from Medieval Latin nadir →