Where does “zenit” come from?

zenit (Romanian) comes from French zénith, from Middle French zenith, from Old French cenit, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā.

zenit (Romanian): zenith

Definitions

  1. zenith

Ancestry of “zenit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzénithzenith
2Middle Frenchzenith—
3Old Frenchcenitzenith
4Medieval Latincenitzenith
5Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
6Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
7Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
8Proto-Italicsēmitā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →