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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—
4Latinsēmita—
5Proto-Italicsēmitā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “cenit”

  • зенит
  • zénith
  • zenito
  • zenita
  • զենիթ
  • zenith
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