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Where does “azimut” come from?

azimut (Old French) comes from Arabic سمت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

Ancestry of “azimut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسمتroad, way; mode or manner of conduct, modus...
2Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
3Latinsēmita—
4Proto-Italicsēmitā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “azimut”

  • azimuth
  • azimuthal
  • azimuthally
  • retroazimuthal
  • azimuthon
  • isoazimuthal
  • pseudoazimuthal
  • nonazimuthal
  • acimutal
  • acimut
  • azimute
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