Etymology of the English word apology
the English word
apologyderived from the Old French word
apologiederived from the Latin word
apologia (apology; defense)
derived from the Greek word
apologia, ἀπολογία (a plea ('apology'))
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of apology in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
apologizeCognates
Dutch
apologie, French
apologie, German
Apologie, Norwegian
apologi, Swedish
apologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
