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

apology

Ancestry of “apologie”, step by step

apologie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Apologie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Apologie	—
2	Italian	apologia	apology, apologia
3	Russian	аполо́гия	apologia, apology formal, written defense of a position or belief
4	Spanish	apología	apology (a justification or defense)
5	Late Latin	apologia	a defense, apology
6	Ancient Greek	ἀπολογία	a speech made in defense of something
7	Ancient Greek	ἀπόλογος	story, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account...
8	Ancient Greek	ἀπο-	Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
9	Ancient Greek	ἀπό	from, away from; because of, as a result of
10	Ancient Greek	Ἥλιος	sun
11	Ancient Greek	τύπος	A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
12	Ancient Greek	τύπτω	to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
13	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewp-	to push, to stick
14	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

via Latin apologia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	apologia	a defense, apology

Words derived from “apologie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →