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Where does “apologo” come from?

apologo (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

apologo (Italian): apologue

Definitions

  1. apologue

Ancestry of “apologo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apologo”

  • apologico
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