Where does “circumzenithal” come from?
circumzenithal (English) comes from English zenithal, from English zenith, from Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā.
circumzenithal (English): Around the zenith
Ancestry of “circumzenithal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zenithal | Of or pertaining to a zenith; azimuthal |
| 2 | English | zenith | The point in the sky vertically above a given... |
| 3 | Middle English | cenyth | zenith |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cenit | zenith |
| 5 | Arabic | سَمْت | direction, path |
| 6 | Aramaic | סֵימִטָא | — |
| 7 | Latin | sēmita | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sēmitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swé(d) | — |