Where does “abside” come from?

abside (French) comes from Latin apsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

abside (French): apse

Definitions

  1. apse

Ancestry of “abside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapsisarch, vault
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 “abside”

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