Where does “azimute” come from?

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

azimute (Portuguese): azimuth

Definitions

  1. azimuth

Ancestry of “azimute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchazimut—
2Arabicسمتroad, way; mode or manner of conduct, modus...
3Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
4Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
5Proto-Italicsēmitā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →