Where does “cenit” come from?

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

cenit (Old French): zenith

Definitions

  1. zenith

Ancestry of “cenit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cenit

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