noun · neuter
cenit
cenit n (indeclinable)
Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.nit]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinindeclinableneuterzenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer)
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Origins
From misreading earlier cemt, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmĭta.
Descendants
- Englishzenithfrom Middle English cenyth
- Frenchzénithfrom Old French cenit
In English words that came into English from cenit
- zenithcenit