Where does “zénith” come from?

zénith (French) comes from Middle French zenith, from Old French cenit, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

zénith (French): zenith

Definitions

  1. zenith

Ancestry of “zénith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchzenith—
2Old Frenchcenitzenith
3Medieval Latincenitzenith
4Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
5Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
6Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
7Proto-Italicsēmitā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “zénith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →