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