Etymology

apsis

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Today it means: A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church. Full definition →

Latin apsis ← Ancient Greek ἁψίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁψίς“arch, vault”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromapsis
  3. English todayapsis

From Latin apsis, hapsis, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch, vault”). See also apse.

Words from the same roots

Latinapsis all →

Ancient Greekἁψίς all →

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