Where does “nadir” come from?

Nadir comes from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت, from Arabic نَظِير meaning counterpart or opposite.

nadir (English): The point of the celestial sphere, directly...

Definitions

  1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly...

Ancestry of “nadir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnadir—
2Arabicنَظِيرcounterpart, corresponding to
Every word from Arabic نَظِير →Every word from Medieval Latin nadir →