Where does “antizenith” come from?

antizenith (English) comes from English zenith, from Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

antizenith (English): The point opposite a zenith; nadir

Definitions

  1. The point opposite a zenith; nadir

Ancestry of “antizenith”, step by step

antizenith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zenith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzenithThe point in the sky vertically above a given...
2Middle Englishcenythzenith
3Medieval Latincenitzenith
4Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
5Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
6Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
7Proto-Italicsēmitā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →