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Where does “azimut” come from?

azimut (French) comes from Arabic سموت, from Arabic سَمَا — to be high, to be exalted.

azimut (French): azimuth; bearing

Definitions

  1. azimuth; bearing

Ancestry of “azimut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسموتplural of سَمْت; first-person singular past...
2Arabicسَمَاto be high, to be exalted

Words derived from “azimut”

  • azimutal
  • azimuter
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