Where does “apologetics” come from?
Apologetics derives from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία, meaning a speech in defense, from λόγος (discourse) and λέγω (to speak), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo (to fasten or fit).
apologetics (English): The field of study concerned with the systematic...
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- The field of study concerned with the systematic...
Ancestry of “apologetics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | apologia | a defense, apology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπολογία | a speech made in defense of something |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόλογος | story, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |