Where does “apsidiviiva” come from?

apsidiviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish viiva, from Finnish vije-.

apsidiviiva (Finnish): line of apses

Definitions

  1. line of apses

Ancestry of “apsidiviiva”, step by step

apsidiviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-

via Finnish apsidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishapsidiAn apsis, apside either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet or comet where it is closest or furthest from the sun
Every word from Finnish vije-
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