Where does “nadir” come from?

nadir (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير — counterpart, corresponding to.

nadir (Spanish): nadir point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands

Definitions

  1. nadir point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands

Ancestry of “nadir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnadir—
2Arabicنَظِيرcounterpart, corresponding to

Words derived from “nadir”

Every word from Arabic نَظِير →Every word from Medieval Latin nadir →