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Where does “зени́т” come from?

зени́т (Russian) 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.

зени́т (Russian): zenith

Definitions

  1. zenith

Ancestry of “зени́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzénithzenith
2Middle Frenchzenith—
3Old Frenchcenitzenith
4Medieval Latincenitzenith
5Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
6Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
7Latinsēmita—
8Proto-Italicsēmitā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “зени́т”

  • зенитный
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