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Where does “apologico” come from?

apologico (Italian) comes from Italian apologo, from Latin apologus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apologico (Italian): apological

Definitions

  1. apological

Ancestry of “apologico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianapologoapologue
2Latinapologusnarrative, story; fable, tale, apologue
3Ancient Greekἀπόλογοςstory, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account...
4Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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