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.
Ancestry of “Nadir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | nadir | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نَظِير | counterpart, corresponding to |