Where does “counter-apologist” come from?
counter-apologist (English) comes from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
counter-apologist (English): Someone who engages in counter-apologetics
Definitions
- Someone who engages in counter-apologetics
Ancestry of “counter-apologist”, step by step
counter-apologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 2 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 3 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English apologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apologist | One who makes an apology; One who speaks or... |
| 2 | English | apology | An expression of remorse or regret for having... |
| 3 | French | apologie | apology |
| 4 | German | Apologie | — |
| 5 | Italian | apologia | apology, apologia |
| 6 | Russian | аполо́гия | apologia, apology formal, written defense of a position or belief |
| 7 | Spanish | apología | apology (a justification or defense) |
| 8 | Late Latin | apologia | a defense, apology |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀπολογία | a speech made in defense of something |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόλογος | story, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |