Where does “zenith” come from?
Zenith comes from Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, short for Arabic سَمْت اَلرَّأْس meaning "path of the head," referring to the point in the sky directly overhead.
zenith (English): The point in the sky vertically above a given...
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- The point in the sky vertically above a given...
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