Where does “zenith” come from?

zenith (Middle French) comes 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).

Ancestry of “zenith”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zenith”

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