Etymology of the French word abside
the French word
absidederived from the Vulgar Latin word
absida (apse, apsis; arc, arc described by a planet; segment of a circle)
derived from the Classical Latin word
absis (arc described by a planet; arc, segment of a circle)
derived from the Greek word
hapsis, ἀψίς, ἁψίς
derived from the Greek word
haptein, ἅπτω (to fasten)
Date
The earliest known usage of abside in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
absidiole,
absidalCognates
Danish
apsis, Dutch
apsis, English
apse, German
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