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Where does “cenital” come from?

cenital (Spanish) comes from Spanish cenit, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت, from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

cenital (Spanish): zenithal

Definitions

  1. zenithal

Ancestry of “cenital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcenitzenith
2Medieval Latincenitzenith
3Arabicسَمْتdirection, path
4Aramaicסֵימִטָא—
5Latinsēmita—
6Proto-Italicsēmitā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d) →