Where does “almucantar” come from?
almucantar (English) comes from French almicantarat, from Medieval Latin almicantarath, from Arabic المقنطرات, from Arabic قَنْطَرَة, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
almucantar (English): A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel...
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- A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel...
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