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Where does “ἀπολογία” come from?

ἀπολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ἀπολογία (Ancient Greek): a speech made in defense of something

Definitions

  1. a speech made in defense of something

Ancestry of “ἀπολογία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπόλογοςstory, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account...
2Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
3Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ἀπολογία”

  • apology
  • apologize
  • apologies
  • apologise
  • apologist
  • apologetics
  • apologia
  • apologizer
  • apologism
  • apologiser
  • nonapology
  • apologee
  • apologian
  • Islamopologist
  • preapology
  • preapologize
  • apols
  • apologizable
  • apologization
  • non-apology
  • reapologize
  • apologie
  • apologija
  • апологија
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