Where does “apologeet” come from?

apologeet (Dutch) comes from German Apologet, from Late Latin apologeticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός, from Ancient Greek -τῐκός — verbal adjective suffix; -ic.

apologeet (Dutch): apologist public defender of a viewpoint, in particular a religious viewpoint

Definitions

  1. apologist public defender of a viewpoint, in particular a religious viewpoint

Ancestry of “apologeet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanApologetapologist
2Late Latinapologeticusapologetic
3Ancient Greekἀπολογητικόςof or suitable for defense; {{l|en|apologetic}};...
4Ancient Greek-τῐκόςverbal adjective suffix; -ic

Words derived from “apologeet”

Every word from Ancient Greek -τῐκός →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός →Every word from Late Latin apologeticus →