Where does “apologies” come from?
Apologies comes from French apologie, Latin apologia, and Ancient Greek ἀπολογία, derived from λόγος meaning speech or discourse and ultimately from the verb λέγω meaning to speak.
apologies (English): plural of apology; plural of apologie;...
Definitions
- plural of apology; plural of apologie;...
Ancestry of “apologies”, step by step
apologies traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English apology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apology | An expression of remorse or regret for having... |
| 2 | French | apologie | apology |
| 3 | German | Apologie | — |
| 4 | Italian | apologia | apology, apologia |
| 5 | Russian | аполо́гия | apologia, apology formal, written defense of a position or belief |
| 6 | Spanish | apología | apology (a justification or defense) |
| 7 | Late Latin | apologia | a defense, apology |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπολογία | a speech made in defense of something |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόλογος | story, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English apologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apologie | Archaic spelling of apology |
via English my apologies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | my apologies | Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow; Used to... |