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Where does “apologija” come from?

apologija (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

apologija (Serbo-Croatian): apologia

Definitions

  1. apologia

Ancestry of “apologija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianapologiaapology, apologia
2Russianаполо́гия—
3Spanishapología—
4Late Latinapologiaa defense, apology
5Ancient Greekἀπολογίαa speech made in defense of something
6Ancient Greekἀπόλογοςstory, tale; fable, apologue, allegory; account...
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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