apologie
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌaː.poː.loːˈɣi/
noun
Definitions
- An apology formal justification, defence.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French apologie borrowed from Latin apologia (apology) derived from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (a speech in defence, a speech made in defense of something, a speech in defense, speech in defense of a position).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀπολογία
Gloss
a speech in defence, a speech made in defense of something, a speech in defense, speech in defense of a position
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apologetics English
- apologia English
- apology English
- apologia Latin
- Apologie German
- apologie French
- apologique French
- апология Russian
- apología Spanish, Castilian
- λόγος Ancient Greek
- ἀπολογία Ancient Greek
- apologija Serbo-Croatian
- απολογία Greek (modern)
- apologi Indonesian
- apologia Indonesian
- апологет Bulgarian
- апология Bulgarian
- apologie Middle French