Where does “zénite” come from?

zénite (Portuguese) comes from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

zénite (Portuguese): zenith; zenith; peak; apogee

Definitions

  1. zenith; zenith; peak; apogee

Ancestry of “zénite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
2Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
3Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
4Proto-Italicsēmitā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →