Where does “απολογητικός” come from?

απολογητικός (Greek) comes from French apologétique, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός, from Ancient Greek -τῐκός — verbal adjective suffix; -ic.

απολογητικός (Greek): apologetic, regretfully excusing; defence,...

Definitions

  1. apologetic, regretfully excusing; defence,...

Ancestry of “απολογητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapologétiqueapologetic
2Latinapologēticusapologetic
3Ancient Greekἀπολογητικόςof or suitable for defense; {{l|en|apologetic}};...
4Ancient Greek-τῐκόςverbal adjective suffix; -ic
Every word from Ancient Greek -τῐκόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικόςEvery word from Latin apologēticus