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Where does “apologia” come from?

Apologia comes from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία, combining ἀπό (apo, away) and λόγος (logos, speech), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo meaning away or off.

apologia (English): A written defense of a position or belief

Definitions

  1. A written defense of a position or belief

Ancestry of “apologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapologieapology
2GermanApologie—
3Italianapologiaapology, apologia
4Russianаполо́гия—
5Spanishapología—
6Late Latinapologiaa defense, apology
7Ancient Greekἀπολογίαa speech made in defense of something
8Ancient Greekἀπόλογοςstory, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account...
9Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
10Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
11Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
12Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
13Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apologia”

  • apologian
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