Where does “absidial” come from?

absidial (Romanian) comes from French absidal, from French abside, 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.

absidial (Romanian): apsidal

Definitions

  1. apsidal

Ancestry of “absidial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsidalapsidal
2Frenchabsideapse
3Latinapsisarch, vault
4Ancient Greekἁψίςnet, mesh; wheel, hoop, disc; Any curved form:...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁψίς →