Where does “apsides” come from?

apsides (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἁψῖδες, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

apsides (English): plural of apside; plural of apsis

Definitions

  1. plural of apside; plural of apsis

Ancestry of “apsides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁψῖδες—
2Ancient Greekἁψίςnet, mesh; wheel, hoop, disc; Any curved form:...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “apsides”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁψίς →