Where does “apside” come from?
apside (French) comes from Serbo-Croatian apsida, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
apside (French): apsis
Ancestry of “apside”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | apsida | apse |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἁψίς | net, mesh; wheel, hoop, disc; Any curved form:... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “apside”