Where does “acimutal” come from?

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

acimutal (Spanish): azimuthal

Definitions

  1. azimuthal

Ancestry of “acimutal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishacimutazimuth
2Old Frenchazimut—
3Arabicسمتroad, way; mode or manner of conduct, modus...
4Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
5Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
6Proto-Italicsēmitā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitā →Every word from Latin sēmita →