Where does “apologetka” come from?

apologetka (Polish) comes from Polish apologeta, from German Apologet, from Late Latin apologeticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός, from Ancient Greek -τῐκός — verbal adjective suffix; -ic.

Ancestry of “apologetka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishapologetaapologist
2GermanApologetapologist
3Late Latinapologeticusapologetic
4Ancient Greekἀπολογητικόςof or suitable for defense; {{l|en|apologetic}};...
5Ancient Greek-τῐκόςverbal adjective suffix; -ic
Every word from Ancient Greek -τῐκόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικόςEvery word from Late Latin apologeticus
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