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Etymology of the English word azimuth

the English word azimuth
derived from the Old French word azimut
derived from the Arabic word as-sumut
derived from the Arabic word as-samt
derived from the Arabic word ’az-samt

Date

The earliest known usage of azimuth in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

altazimuth

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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