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Where does “apologie” come from?

apologie (French) comes from German Apologie, from Italian apologia, from Russian аполо́гия, from Spanish apología, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία, from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- — to push, to hit.

apologie (French): apology

Definitions

  1. apology

Ancestry of “apologie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apologie”

  • apology
  • apologize
  • apologies
  • apologise
  • apologist
  • apologizer
  • apologism
  • apologiser
  • nonapology
  • apologee
  • apols
  • Islamopologist
  • non-apology
  • reapologize
  • apologizable
  • apologization
  • preapology
  • preapologize
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