Where does “azimuthal” come from?

Azimuthal comes from English azimuth, from Arabic سمت (samit), from Arabic سَمَّ (samma, to mark or point), from Latin semita (path), from Proto-Italic sēmitā.

azimuthal (English): Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal...

Ancestry of “azimuthal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “azimuthal

Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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